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Les Misérables
Les Misérables

Chapter CCLIII

Chapter 253, section 1: _Pigritia_ is a terrible word. It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_. Thus, idleness is the mother. She
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_Pigritia_ is a terrible word.
It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
Thus, idleness is the mother.
She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.
Where are we at this moment?
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Les Misérables

Chapter CCLIII

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Pigritia_ is a terrible word.
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It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.
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Thus, idleness is the mother.
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She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.
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Where are we at this moment?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.”

Terrible noun US /ˈterrible/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “_Pigritia_ is a terrible word.”

All words in this reading · 33

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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 _Pigritia_ is a terrible word.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Where are we at this moment?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Where are we at this moment?

daughter

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From this reading She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.

engenders

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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.

hell

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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

hunger

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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

idleness

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From this reading Thus, idleness is the mother.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Pigritia_ is a terrible word.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

la

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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

moment

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From this reading Where are we at this moment?

mother

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From this reading Thus, idleness is the mother.

Pigritia

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From this reading _Pigritia_ is a terrible word.

pègre

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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

pègrenne

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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

read

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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.

son

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From this reading She has a son, theft, and a daughter, hunger.

terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading _Pigritia_ is a terrible word.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Thus, idleness is the mother.

theft

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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Where are we at this moment?

Thus

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From this reading Thus, idleness is the mother.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Where are we at this moment?

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where are we at this moment?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

whole

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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.

word

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From this reading _Pigritia_ is a terrible word.

world

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From this reading It engenders a whole world, _la pègre_, for which read _theft_, and a hell, _la pègrenne_, for which read _hunger_.