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Chapter CCXCVI
What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul? Man is a depth still greater than the people. Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval. Every sort of gulf had opened again within him. He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.”
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading “He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Man is a depth still greater than the people.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.”
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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 What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.
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From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
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From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
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From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
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From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
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From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
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From this reading Man is a depth still greater than the people.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
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From this reading Man is a depth still greater than the people.
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From this reading Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
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From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Man is a depth still greater than the people.
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From this reading Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
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From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
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From this reading Man is a depth still greater than the people.
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From this reading Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
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From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
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From this reading Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.
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From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
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From this reading Man is a depth still greater than the people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.
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From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Man is a depth still greater than the people.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Man is a depth still greater than the people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
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From this reading He also was trembling, like Paris, on the brink of an obscure and formidable revolution.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
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From this reading Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean Valjean at that very moment was the prey of a terrible upheaval.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Every sort of gulf had opened again within him.
