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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 Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
ahead
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
attention
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
augmented
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From this reading The band augmented every moment.
band
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From this reading The band augmented every moment.
Billettes
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
bold
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
butt
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
chanced
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From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
Combeferre
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
Courfeyrac
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
Courfeyrac's
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From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
daring
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
de
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From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
des
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
door
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From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
Enjolras
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The band augmented every moment.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
front
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From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
Gavroche
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
gray
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
hair
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
happens
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From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
hat
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From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
humming
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
joined
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
just
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From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
knew
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
la
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From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
lofty
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
lost
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From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
man
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
mien
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
moment
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From this reading The band augmented every moment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
Near
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
occupied
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
paid
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
pistol
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
pounding
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
purse
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From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
remarked
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
Rue
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
said
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From this reading “This happens just right,” said Courfeyrac, “I have forgotten my purse, and I have lost my hat.”
shops
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
shutters
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
singing
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
stature
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The band augmented every moment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
triggerless
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
turning
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From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
Verrerie
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From this reading It chanced that in the Rue de la Verrerie, they passed in front of Courfeyrac’s door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
whistling
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From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Near the Rue des Billettes, a man of lofty stature, whose hair was turning gray, and whose bold and daring mien was remarked by Courfeyrac, Enjolras, and Combeferre, but whom none of them knew, joined them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gavroche, who was occupied in singing, whistling, humming, running on ahead and pounding on the shutters of the shops with the butt of his triggerless pistol; paid no attention to this man.
