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Chapter CXIV
At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance. Jean Valjean risked a glance round the corner of the street. Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau. He saw the gleam of their bayonets. They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
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a particular point in time
From this reading “At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
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From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
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From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
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From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
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From this reading He saw the gleam of their bayonets.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
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From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
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From this reading Jean Valjean risked a glance round the corner of the street.
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From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
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From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
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From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
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From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
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From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
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From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
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From this reading Jean Valjean risked a glance round the corner of the street.
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From this reading He saw the gleam of their bayonets.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw the gleam of their bayonets.
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From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
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From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
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From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
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From this reading Jean Valjean risked a glance round the corner of the street.
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From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
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From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jean Valjean risked a glance round the corner of the street.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
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From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean risked a glance round the corner of the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean risked a glance round the corner of the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw the gleam of their bayonets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean risked a glance round the corner of the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jean Valjean risked a glance round the corner of the street.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He saw the gleam of their bayonets.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At that moment a heavy and measured sound began to be audible at some distance.
in the direction of
From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
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From this reading Seven or eight soldiers, drawn up in a platoon, had just debouched into the Rue Polonceau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean risked a glance round the corner of the street.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
belonging to which person
From this reading They were advancing towards him; these soldiers, at whose head he distinguished Javert’s tall figure, advanced slowly and cautiously.
