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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 Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
absent
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From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
all
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
army
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From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
bulletins
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
came
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From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
Church-warden
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
colonel's
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
Comte
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
days
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From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
de
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
devoured
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
disclosed
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From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
Empire
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
father's
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From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
fever
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From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
files
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From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
flowers
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
further
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From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
generals
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
Georges
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
grand
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From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
H
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
histories
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
law-school
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From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
library
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From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
Mabeuf
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
Marius
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From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
memoirs
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
Memorial
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
Moniteur
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From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
newspapers
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
others
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
Paris
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From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
Pontmercy
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
proclamations
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
read
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
Republic
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
retreat
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
Sainte-Hélène
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From this reading He read the _Moniteur_, he read all the histories of the Republic and the Empire, the _Memorial de Sainte-Hélène_, all the memoirs, all the newspapers, the bulletins, the proclamations; he devoured everything.
see
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
served
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
solitude
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
straight
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From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
then
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From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
three
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From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marius was absent for three days, then he returned to Paris, went straight to the library of the law-school and asked for the files of the _Moniteur_.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
Vernon
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From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
week
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From this reading The first time that he came across his father’s name in the bulletins of the grand army, he had a fever for a week.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He went to see the generals under whom Georges Pontmercy had served, among others, Comte H. Church-warden Mabeuf, whom he went to see again, told him about the life at Vernon, the colonel’s retreat, his flowers, his solitude.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Where it was that Marius went will be disclosed a little further on.
