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Chapter CCXLI
Jean Valjean was the more unhappy of the two. Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance. At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile. It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear. He had an unconquerable conviction that Cosette was escaping from him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.”
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From this reading Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had an unconquerable conviction that Cosette was escaping from him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
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From this reading At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
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From this reading It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear.
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From this reading It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear.
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From this reading He had an unconquerable conviction that Cosette was escaping from him.
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From this reading He had an unconquerable conviction that Cosette was escaping from him.
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From this reading He had an unconquerable conviction that Cosette was escaping from him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had an unconquerable conviction that Cosette was escaping from him.
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From this reading At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
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From this reading It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had an unconquerable conviction that Cosette was escaping from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had an unconquerable conviction that Cosette was escaping from him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.
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From this reading Jean Valjean was the more unhappy of the two.
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From this reading It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear.
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From this reading Jean Valjean was the more unhappy of the two.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jean Valjean was the more unhappy of the two.
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From this reading Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.
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From this reading Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.
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From this reading Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.
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From this reading It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear.
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From this reading At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
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From this reading Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.
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From this reading It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear.
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From this reading It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
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From this reading Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.
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From this reading At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jean Valjean was the more unhappy of the two.
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From this reading At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the property of grief to cause the childish side of man to reappear.
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From this reading Jean Valjean was the more unhappy of the two.
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From this reading He had an unconquerable conviction that Cosette was escaping from him.
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From this reading Jean Valjean was the more unhappy of the two.
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From this reading Jean Valjean was the more unhappy of the two.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean Valjean was the more unhappy of the two.
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From this reading Youth, even in its sorrows, always possesses its own peculiar radiance.
