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Chapter CCVII
Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves. Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful. Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s. Caverns are better than hovels. What Marius now beheld was a hovel.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s.”
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading “Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.”
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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 What Marius now beheld was a hovel.
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From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Caverns are better than hovels.
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From this reading Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s.
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From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
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From this reading What Marius now beheld was a hovel.
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From this reading Caverns are better than hovels.
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From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
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From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
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From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
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From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
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From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
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From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
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From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
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From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
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From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
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From this reading What Marius now beheld was a hovel.
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From this reading Caverns are better than hovels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
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From this reading Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s.
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From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
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From this reading Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s.
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From this reading What Marius now beheld was a hovel.
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From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
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From this reading What Marius now beheld was a hovel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s.
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From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
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From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
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From this reading Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Caverns are better than hovels.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, in cities, that which thus conceals itself is ferocious, unclean, and petty, that is to say, ugly; in forests, that which conceals itself is ferocious, savage, and grand, that is to say, beautiful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What Marius now beheld was a hovel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Marius now beheld was a hovel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
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From this reading Cities, like forests, have their caverns in which all the most wicked and formidable creatures which they contain conceal themselves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Taking one lair with another, the beast’s is preferable to the man’s.
