Chapter CCXCIII
All flocked around Marius. Courfeyrac flung himself on his neck. “Here you are!” “What luck!” said Combeferre. “You came in opportunely!” ejaculated Bossuet.
Les Misérables
Chapter CCXCIII
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All
flocked
around
Marius.
Courfeyrac
flung
himself
on
his
neck.
“Here
you
are!”
“What
luck!”
said
Combeferre.
“You
came
in
opportunely!”
ejaculated
Bossuet.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
All
flocked
around
Marius.
Line 2
Courfeyrac
flung
himself
on
his
neck.
Line 3
“Here
you
are!”
/here juː ɑːr/
Line 4
“What
luck!”
said
Combeferre.
Line 5
“You
came
in
opportunely!”
ejaculated
Bossuet.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “All flocked around Marius.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here you are!””
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Courfeyrac flung himself on his neck.”
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All
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From this reading All flocked around Marius.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Here you are!”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All flocked around Marius.
Bossuet
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From this reading “You came in opportunely!” ejaculated Bossuet.
came
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From this reading “You came in opportunely!” ejaculated Bossuet.
Combeferre
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From this reading “What luck!” said Combeferre.
Courfeyrac
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From this reading Courfeyrac flung himself on his neck.
ejaculated
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From this reading “You came in opportunely!” ejaculated Bossuet.
flocked
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From this reading All flocked around Marius.
flung
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From this reading Courfeyrac flung himself on his neck.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here you are!”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Courfeyrac flung himself on his neck.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Courfeyrac flung himself on his neck.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You came in opportunely!” ejaculated Bossuet.
luck
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From this reading “What luck!” said Combeferre.
Marius
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From this reading All flocked around Marius.
neck
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From this reading Courfeyrac flung himself on his neck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Courfeyrac flung himself on his neck.
opportunely
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From this reading “You came in opportunely!” ejaculated Bossuet.
said
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From this reading “What luck!” said Combeferre.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What luck!” said Combeferre.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here you are!”