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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 Very rarely, however; twice a month at most.
alleys
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From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
astonishment
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From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Very rarely, however; twice a month at most.
beds
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
boulevards
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
came
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candid
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From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
Champs-de-Mars
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chickens
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
clutches
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From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
consisted
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From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
Courfeyrac
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From this reading Marius met Courfeyrac and sought out M. Mabeuf.
day
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
dung-heap
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
falling
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feel
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From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
frequented
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From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
garden
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
gazing
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
gradually
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From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
horse
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
indigence
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From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
lettuce
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
liked
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From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
Luxembourg
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From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
M
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From this reading Marius met Courfeyrac and sought out M. Mabeuf.
Mabeuf
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From this reading Marius met Courfeyrac and sought out M. Mabeuf.
made
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man
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Marius
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market
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
melancholy
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From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
met
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From this reading Marius met Courfeyrac and sought out M. Mabeuf.
month
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From this reading Very rarely, however; twice a month at most.
most
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From this reading Very rarely, however; twice a month at most.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
often
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
old
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From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
out
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From this reading Marius met Courfeyrac and sought out M. Mabeuf.
outer
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From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
pleasure
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From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
rarely
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From this reading Very rarely, however; twice a month at most.
saw
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From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
sought
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From this reading Marius met Courfeyrac and sought out M. Mabeuf.
spent
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
taking
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From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
turning
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
twice
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From this reading Very rarely, however; twice a month at most.
Very
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From this reading Very rarely, however; twice a month at most.
walks
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From this reading Marius’ pleasure consisted in taking long walks alone on the outer boulevards, or in the Champs-de-Mars, or in the least frequented alleys of the Luxembourg.
water-wheel
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From this reading He often spent half a day in gazing at a market garden, the beds of lettuce, the chickens on the dung-heap, the horse turning the water-wheel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Marius liked this candid old man who saw himself gradually falling into the clutches of indigence, and who came to feel astonishment, little by little, without, however, being made melancholy by it.
