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Chapter CCCXVI
Marius dashed out of the barricade, Combeferre followed him. But he was too late. Gavroche was dead. Combeferre brought back the basket of cartridges; Marius bore the child. “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading ““Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Combeferre brought back the basket of cartridges; Marius bore the child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gavroche was dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.””
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
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From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Combeferre brought back the basket of cartridges; Marius bore the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marius dashed out of the barricade, Combeferre followed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Combeferre brought back the basket of cartridges; Marius bore the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Combeferre brought back the basket of cartridges; Marius bore the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Combeferre brought back the basket of cartridges; Marius bore the child.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was too late.
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From this reading Combeferre brought back the basket of cartridges; Marius bore the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Combeferre brought back the basket of cartridges; Marius bore the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marius dashed out of the barricade, Combeferre followed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marius dashed out of the barricade, Combeferre followed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gavroche was dead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marius dashed out of the barricade, Combeferre followed him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
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From this reading Gavroche was dead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was too late.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marius dashed out of the barricade, Combeferre followed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
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From this reading But he was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marius dashed out of the barricade, Combeferre followed him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marius dashed out of the barricade, Combeferre followed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marius dashed out of the barricade, Combeferre followed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marius dashed out of the barricade, Combeferre followed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he was too late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was too late.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Alas!” he thought, “that which the father had done for his father, he was requiting to the son; only, Thénardier had brought back his father alive; he was bringing back the child dead.”
