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Chapter CCXXXVIII
One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!” It seemed to her almost that she was pretty. This threw her in a singularly troubled state of mind. Up to that moment she had never thought of her face. She saw herself in her mirror, but she did not look at herself.
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This threw her in a singularly troubled state of mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up to that moment she had never thought of her face.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to her almost that she was pretty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up to that moment she had never thought of her face.”
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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 This threw her in a singularly troubled state of mind.
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From this reading It seemed to her almost that she was pretty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She saw herself in her mirror, but she did not look at herself.
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From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
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From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
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From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She saw herself in her mirror, but she did not look at herself.
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From this reading Up to that moment she had never thought of her face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to that moment she had never thought of her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her almost that she was pretty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This threw her in a singularly troubled state of mind.
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From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up to that moment she had never thought of her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to that moment she had never thought of her face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She saw herself in her mirror, but she did not look at herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This threw her in a singularly troubled state of mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
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From this reading It seemed to her almost that she was pretty.
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From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw herself in her mirror, but she did not look at herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her almost that she was pretty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
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From this reading This threw her in a singularly troubled state of mind.
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From this reading This threw her in a singularly troubled state of mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to her almost that she was pretty.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This threw her in a singularly troubled state of mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to that moment she had never thought of her face.
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From this reading This threw her in a singularly troubled state of mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, Cosette chanced to look at herself in her mirror, and she said to herself: “Really!”
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From this reading This threw her in a singularly troubled state of mind.
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From this reading Up to that moment she had never thought of her face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to her almost that she was pretty.
