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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 The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the first place, and this constituted the principal anxiety, Javert had not taken the prisoner prisoner.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another opportunity of laying hands on that “devil’s dandy” must be waited for.
anxiety
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From this reading In the first place, and this constituted the principal anxiety, Javert had not taken the prisoner prisoner.
assassin
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
assassinated
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
authorities
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
capture
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
constituted
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From this reading In the first place, and this constituted the principal anxiety, Javert had not taken the prisoner prisoner.
dandy
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From this reading Another opportunity of laying hands on that “devil’s dandy” must be waited for.
devil's
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From this reading Another opportunity of laying hands on that “devil’s dandy” must be waited for.
escaped
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From this reading And then, Montparnasse had escaped Javert.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, and this constituted the principal anxiety, Javert had not taken the prisoner prisoner.
flees
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
Gorbeau
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From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Another opportunity of laying hands on that “devil’s dandy” must be waited for.
hovel
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From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
Javert
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From this reading In the first place, and this constituted the principal anxiety, Javert had not taken the prisoner prisoner.
Javert's
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From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
laying
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From this reading Another opportunity of laying hands on that “devil’s dandy” must be waited for.
less
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
man
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
Montparnasse
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From this reading And then, Montparnasse had escaped Javert.
more
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Another opportunity of laying hands on that “devil’s dandy” must be waited for.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another opportunity of laying hands on that “devil’s dandy” must be waited for.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Another opportunity of laying hands on that “devil’s dandy” must be waited for.
opportunity
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From this reading Another opportunity of laying hands on that “devil’s dandy” must be waited for.
personage
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
place
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From this reading In the first place, and this constituted the principal anxiety, Javert had not taken the prisoner prisoner.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
principal
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From this reading In the first place, and this constituted the principal anxiety, Javert had not taken the prisoner prisoner.
prisoner
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From this reading In the first place, and this constituted the principal anxiety, Javert had not taken the prisoner prisoner.
prize
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
probable
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
ruffians
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
suspicious
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From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
taken
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From this reading In the first place, and this constituted the principal anxiety, Javert had not taken the prisoner prisoner.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
then
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From this reading And then, Montparnasse had escaped Javert.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the first place, and this constituted the principal anxiety, Javert had not taken the prisoner prisoner.
triumph
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From this reading Javert’s triumph in the Gorbeau hovel seemed complete, but had not been so.
waited
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From this reading Another opportunity of laying hands on that “devil’s dandy” must be waited for.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The assassinated man who flees is more suspicious than the assassin, and it is probable that this personage, who had been so precious a capture for the ruffians, would be no less fine a prize for the authorities.
