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Chapter XXI
Towards the middle of the night Jean Valjean woke. Jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie. He had not learned to read in his childhood. When he reached man’s estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles. His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
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in the direction of
From this reading “Towards the middle of the night Jean Valjean woke.”
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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 Jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he reached man’s estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles.
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From this reading When he reached man’s estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles.
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From this reading Jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie.
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From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
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From this reading Jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie.
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From this reading He had not learned to read in his childhood.
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From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
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From this reading When he reached man’s estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles.
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From this reading Jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie.
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From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
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From this reading When he reached man’s estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not learned to read in his childhood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not learned to read in his childhood.
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From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not learned to read in his childhood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not learned to read in his childhood.
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From this reading Towards the middle of the night Jean Valjean woke.
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From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
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From this reading He had not learned to read in his childhood.
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From this reading When he reached man’s estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles.
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From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
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From this reading Towards the middle of the night Jean Valjean woke.
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From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
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From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
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From this reading Towards the middle of the night Jean Valjean woke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not learned to read in his childhood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Towards the middle of the night Jean Valjean woke.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
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From this reading Jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie.
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From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
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From this reading When he reached man’s estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles.
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From this reading He had not learned to read in his childhood.
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From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Towards the middle of the night Jean Valjean woke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not learned to read in his childhood.
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the middle of the night Jean Valjean woke.
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From this reading When he reached man’s estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles.
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From this reading Towards the middle of the night Jean Valjean woke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of _voilà_ Jean, “here’s Jean.”
at the time that
From this reading When he reached man’s estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles.
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From this reading Towards the middle of the night Jean Valjean woke.
