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Chapter CCCLVIII
On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came. Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.” She allowed herself to be addressed as _you_. She allowed herself to be called Madame. Only, her joy had undergone a certain diminution.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.””
very surprised
From this reading “Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.””
one or the other of two
From this reading “Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.””
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She allowed herself to be addressed as _you_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.”
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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 Only, her joy had undergone a certain diminution.
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From this reading She allowed herself to be addressed as _you_.
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From this reading She allowed herself to be addressed as _you_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She allowed herself to be addressed as _you_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
very surprised
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.
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From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She allowed herself to be addressed as _you_.
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From this reading She allowed herself to be called Madame.
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From this reading On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.
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From this reading Only, her joy had undergone a certain diminution.
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From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
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From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.
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From this reading Only, her joy had undergone a certain diminution.
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From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
one or the other of two
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only, her joy had undergone a certain diminution.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only, her joy had undergone a certain diminution.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She allowed herself to be addressed as _you_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, her joy had undergone a certain diminution.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She allowed herself to be called Madame.
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From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
not any; not one
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.
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From this reading Only, her joy had undergone a certain diminution.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
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From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
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From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She allowed herself to be addressed as _you_.
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From this reading Only, her joy had undergone a certain diminution.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day, at the same hour, Jean Valjean came.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cosette asked him no questions, was no longer astonished, no longer exclaimed that she was cold, no longer spoke of the drawing-room, she avoided saying either “father” or “Monsieur Jean.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She allowed herself to be addressed as _you_.
