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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
angels
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
angle
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From this reading He had scaled the wall of the garden which formed the angle of the Rue Polonceau.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
attached
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
bed
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
bell
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
bit
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
caught
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
chanting
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
chapel
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
cheese
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
Cosette
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
crackling
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
expressed
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From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
fallen
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From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
Father
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
Fauchelevent
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From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
fire
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
formed
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From this reading He had scaled the wall of the garden which formed the angle of the Rue Polonceau.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
garden
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From this reading He had scaled the wall of the garden which formed the angle of the Rue Polonceau.
gardener's
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
glass
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
glimpse
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
gloom
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
ground
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
hall
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had scaled the wall of the garden which formed the angle of the Rue Polonceau.
heard
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
hut
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
hymn
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
Jean
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From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
knee
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
making
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
matins
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
middle
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
night
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
nuns
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From this reading That hymn of the angels which he had heard in the middle of the night, was the nuns chanting matins; that hall, of which he had caught a glimpse in the gloom, was the chapel.
occupied
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had scaled the wall of the garden which formed the angle of the Rue Polonceau.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
once
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
only
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
Polonceau
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From this reading He had scaled the wall of the garden which formed the angle of the Rue Polonceau.
put
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
reparation
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
Rue
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From this reading He had scaled the wall of the garden which formed the angle of the Rue Polonceau.
scaled
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From this reading He had scaled the wall of the garden which formed the angle of the Rue Polonceau.
seen
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
sister
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
sky
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From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
sound
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
straw
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
stretched
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From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
supped
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
then
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
threw
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
truss
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
Valjean
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From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
wall
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From this reading He had scaled the wall of the garden which formed the angle of the Rue Polonceau.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was into this house that Jean Valjean had, as Fauchelevent expressed it, “fallen from the sky.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had scaled the wall of the garden which formed the angle of the Rue Polonceau.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That phantom which he had seen stretched on the ground was the sister who was making reparation; that bell, the sound of which had so strangely surprised him, was the gardener’s bell attached to the knee of Father Fauchelevent.
wine
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From this reading Cosette once put to bed, Jean Valjean and Fauchelevent had, as we have already seen, supped on a glass of wine and a bit of cheese before a good, crackling fire; then, the only bed in the hut being occupied by Cosette, each threw himself on a truss of straw.
