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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 Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
accordance
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From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
All
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From this reading All situations have their instincts.
also
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From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
attention
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
away
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
bottom
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From this reading Jean Valjean shuddered to the very bottom of his soul.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
construction
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
crumbling
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
darkness
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
deep
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From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
dim
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
eternal
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
father
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From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
felt
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
God
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From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All situations have their instincts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jean Valjean shuddered to the very bottom of his soul.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
instincts
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From this reading All situations have their instincts.
Jean
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
keep
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From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
knew
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
law
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From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
Marius
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
Mother
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
Nature
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
obstinate
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
Old
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
other
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
out
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From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
presence
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
process
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
saw
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
scanned
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
shuddered
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From this reading Jean Valjean shuddered to the very bottom of his soul.
side
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
sight
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From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
situations
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From this reading All situations have their instincts.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
soul
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From this reading Jean Valjean shuddered to the very bottom of his soul.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marius, also warned, and, in accordance with the deep law of God, by that same Mother Nature, did all he could to keep out of sight of “the father.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All situations have their instincts.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jean Valjean shuddered to the very bottom of his soul.
Valjean
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
very
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From this reading Jean Valjean shuddered to the very bottom of his soul.
walked
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From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
warned
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
way
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From this reading Old and eternal Mother Nature warned Jean Valjean in a dim way of the presence of Marius.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Jean Valjean saw nothing, knew nothing, and yet he scanned with obstinate attention, the darkness in which he walked, as though he felt on one side of him something in process of construction, and on the other, something which was crumbling away.
