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Chapter CXVIII
He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden. He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat. The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching. In a few strides Jean Valjean stood beside him. Jean Valjean accosted him with the cry:— “One hundred francs!”
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past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.”
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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 In a few strides Jean Valjean stood beside him.
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From this reading Jean Valjean accosted him with the cry:— “One hundred francs!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching.
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From this reading The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching.
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From this reading The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching.
next to; at the side of
From this reading In a few strides Jean Valjean stood beside him.
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From this reading Jean Valjean accosted him with the cry:— “One hundred francs!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching.
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From this reading The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching.
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From this reading In a few strides Jean Valjean stood beside him.
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From this reading Jean Valjean accosted him with the cry:— “One hundred francs!”
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From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
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From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
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From this reading The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
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From this reading Jean Valjean accosted him with the cry:— “One hundred francs!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
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From this reading In a few strides Jean Valjean stood beside him.
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From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
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From this reading The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jean Valjean accosted him with the cry:— “One hundred francs!”
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From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
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From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
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From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man’s head was bent down, and he did not see him approaching.
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From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few strides Jean Valjean stood beside him.
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From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
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From this reading In a few strides Jean Valjean stood beside him.
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From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
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From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
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From this reading In a few strides Jean Valjean stood beside him.
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From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had taken in his hand the roll of silver which was in the pocket of his waistcoat.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He walked straight up to the man whom he saw in the garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jean Valjean accosted him with the cry:— “One hundred francs!”
