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Chapter XXVIII
Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it. He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps. He wandered thus the whole morning, without having eaten anything and without feeling hungry. He was the prey of a throng of novel sensations. He was conscious of a sort of rage; he did not know against whom it was directed.
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a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was conscious of a sort of rage; he did not know against whom it was directed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
any thing at all
From this reading He wandered thus the whole morning, without having eaten anything and without feeling hungry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He was conscious of a sort of rage; he did not know against whom it was directed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was conscious of a sort of rage; he did not know against whom it was directed.
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From this reading He was conscious of a sort of rage; he did not know against whom it was directed.
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From this reading He wandered thus the whole morning, without having eaten anything and without feeling hungry.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wandered thus the whole morning, without having eaten anything and without feeling hungry.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He wandered thus the whole morning, without having eaten anything and without feeling hungry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He wandered thus the whole morning, without having eaten anything and without feeling hungry.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was conscious of a sort of rage; he did not know against whom it was directed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wandered thus the whole morning, without having eaten anything and without feeling hungry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was conscious of a sort of rage; he did not know against whom it was directed.
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From this reading He was the prey of a throng of novel sensations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the prey of a throng of novel sensations.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He was the prey of a throng of novel sensations.
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From this reading He was conscious of a sort of rage; he did not know against whom it was directed.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He was the prey of a throng of novel sensations.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was conscious of a sort of rage; he did not know against whom it was directed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
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From this reading He was the prey of a throng of novel sensations.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He wandered thus the whole morning, without having eaten anything and without feeling hungry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He wandered thus the whole morning, without having eaten anything and without feeling hungry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jean Valjean left the town as though he were fleeing from it.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
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From this reading He wandered thus the whole morning, without having eaten anything and without feeling hungry.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was conscious of a sort of rage; he did not know against whom it was directed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He set out at a very hasty pace through the fields, taking whatever roads and paths presented themselves to him, without perceiving that he was incessantly retracing his steps.
