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almost
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
any
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From this reading The truth is, that she hardly felt the painful and burning spot any longer.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Or was it merely that layers of ashes had formed?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
birds
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
burning
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From this reading The truth is, that she hardly felt the painful and burning spot any longer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
caused
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
conscious
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
convalescence
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
Cosette's
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
drop
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
entered
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
extinct
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From this reading Was the fire wholly extinct there?
fact
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
father
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
felt
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From this reading The truth is, that she hardly felt the painful and burning spot any longer.
filter
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
fire
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From this reading Was the fire wholly extinct there?
five
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
flowers
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
forgetfulness
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
formed
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From this reading Or was it merely that layers of ashes had formed?
four
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
gayety
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
gradually
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
grief
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
hardly
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From this reading The truth is, that she hardly felt the painful and burning spot any longer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is, that she hardly felt the painful and burning spot any longer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or was it merely that layers of ashes had formed?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
layers
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From this reading Or was it merely that layers of ashes had formed?
lively
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
longer
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From this reading The truth is, that she hardly felt the painful and burning spot any longer.
love
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
merely
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From this reading Or was it merely that layers of ashes had formed?
months
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
Nature
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
painful
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From this reading The truth is, that she hardly felt the painful and burning spot any longer.
poignant
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
previously
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From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
resembling
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The truth is, that she hardly felt the painful and burning spot any longer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
soul
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
spot
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From this reading The truth is, that she hardly felt the painful and burning spot any longer.
spring
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
there
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From this reading Was the fire wholly extinct there?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
truth
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From this reading The truth is, that she hardly felt the painful and burning spot any longer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
virgin
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
wholly
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From this reading Was the fire wholly extinct there?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Cosette’s grief, which had been so poignant and lively four or five months previously, had, without her being conscious of the fact, entered upon its convalescence.
young
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
youth
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From this reading Nature, spring, youth, love for her father, the gayety of the birds and flowers, caused something almost resembling forgetfulness to filter gradually, drop by drop, into that soul, which was so virgin and so young.
