A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter CXLIV
Who was in the coffin? The reader knows. Jean Valjean. Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe. It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
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box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “Who was in the coffin?”
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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 It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
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From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
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From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Who was in the coffin?
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From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
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From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
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From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who was in the coffin?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
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From this reading Jean Valjean.
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From this reading The reader knows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
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From this reading The reader knows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
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From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
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From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who was in the coffin?
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From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
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From this reading Jean Valjean had arranged things so that he could exist there, and he could almost breathe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
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From this reading Jean Valjean.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who was in the coffin?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is a strange thing to what a degree security of conscience confers security of the rest.
which person or people
From this reading Who was in the coffin?
