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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 Marius was, in fact, a prisoner.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
cared
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
carnage
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
combat
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From this reading Jean Valjean had taken no other part in the combat than to expose himself in it.
consciousness
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From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
everywhere
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
expose
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From this reading Jean Valjean had taken no other part in the combat than to expose himself in it.
fact
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From this reading Marius was, in fact, a prisoner.
fall
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From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
fell
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
felt
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From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
hand
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From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jean Valjean had taken no other part in the combat than to expose himself in it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marius was, in fact, a prisoner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jean Valjean had taken no other part in the combat than to expose himself in it.
Jean
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From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
like
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
loss
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From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
Marius
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From this reading Marius was, in fact, a prisoner.
moment
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From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jean Valjean had taken no other part in the combat than to expose himself in it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
other
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From this reading Jean Valjean had taken no other part in the combat than to expose himself in it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Valjean had taken no other part in the combat than to expose himself in it.
phase
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From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
picked
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
present
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
prisoner
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From this reading Marius was, in fact, a prisoner.
providencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
seized
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From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
supreme
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From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
taken
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From this reading Jean Valjean had taken no other part in the combat than to expose himself in it.
tap-room
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jean Valjean had taken no other part in the combat than to expose himself in it.
Thanks
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jean Valjean had taken no other part in the combat than to expose himself in it.
transported
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
up
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From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
Valjean
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From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marius was, in fact, a prisoner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thanks to him, everywhere present in the carnage, like a providence, those who fell were picked up, transported to the tap-room, and cared for.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The hand which had seized him from behind and whose grasp he had felt at the moment of his fall and his loss of consciousness was that of Jean Valjean.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
wounded
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From this reading Had it not been for him, no one, in that supreme phase of agony, would have thought of the wounded.
