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Chapter CLXXV
We have mentioned a lancer. He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth. Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer. He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook. He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.”
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading “He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have mentioned a lancer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.”
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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 We have mentioned a lancer.
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From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
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From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
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From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
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From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
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From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
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From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
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From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
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From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have mentioned a lancer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
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From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
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From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
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From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have mentioned a lancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have mentioned a lancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
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From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He visited Paris very rarely, and so rarely that Marius had never seen him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had “a lady’s waist,” a victorious manner of trailing his sword and of twirling his moustache in a hook.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have mentioned a lancer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lieutenant Théodule Gillenormand fulfilled all the conditions required to make what is called a fine officer.
which person or people
From this reading He was a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormand, on the paternal side, who led a garrison life, outside the family and far from the domestic hearth.
