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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
ARM
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
assembled
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From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
attempt
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From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
BAD
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
Basque
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From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
beheld
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
blowing
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From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
chamber
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From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
Cosette
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
depict
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From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
ENTERED
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
entire
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From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
family
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From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
FAUCHELEVENT
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
gazing
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From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
grandfather
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From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
handkerchief
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From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
holding
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From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
including
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From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
interview
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From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
like
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From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
M
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
Marius
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
moment
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From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
more
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
Nicolette
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From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
nose
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From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
once
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
other
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
Precisely
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From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
say
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From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
SHOULDmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
sun
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From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
There
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From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
THINGnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
things
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From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
