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Chapter CLXXXIV
It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else. It ends by becoming bearable. It finally assumes a form, and adjusts itself. One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life. This is the mode in which the existence of Marius Pontmercy was arranged:
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading “It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It finally assumes a form, and adjusts itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.”
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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 finally assumes a form, and adjusts itself.
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From this reading It finally assumes a form, and adjusts itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It finally assumes a form, and adjusts itself.
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From this reading This is the mode in which the existence of Marius Pontmercy was arranged:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.
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From this reading It finally assumes a form, and adjusts itself.
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From this reading It ends by becoming bearable.
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From this reading It ends by becoming bearable.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It ends by becoming bearable.
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From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
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From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
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From this reading It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.
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From this reading It ends by becoming bearable.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.
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From this reading This is the mode in which the existence of Marius Pontmercy was arranged:
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From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
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From this reading It finally assumes a form, and adjusts itself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
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From this reading It finally assumes a form, and adjusts itself.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It finally assumes a form, and adjusts itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the mode in which the existence of Marius Pontmercy was arranged:
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From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
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From this reading This is the mode in which the existence of Marius Pontmercy was arranged:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is the mode in which the existence of Marius Pontmercy was arranged:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the mode in which the existence of Marius Pontmercy was arranged:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the mode in which the existence of Marius Pontmercy was arranged:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
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From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the mode in which the existence of Marius Pontmercy was arranged:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.
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From this reading It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else.
