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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 No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
accustomed
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From this reading The eye eventually becomes accustomed to the light of a cellar.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that last flash of light, complete extinction ensued.
afterwards
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
all
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
becomes
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From this reading The eye eventually becomes accustomed to the light of a cellar.
cellar
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From this reading The eye eventually becomes accustomed to the light of a cellar.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that last flash of light, complete extinction ensued.
complicity
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
Cosette
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
day
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
detail
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
driven
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
ensued
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From this reading After that last flash of light, complete extinction ensued.
eventually
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From this reading The eye eventually becomes accustomed to the light of a cellar.
extinction
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From this reading After that last flash of light, complete extinction ensued.
eye
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From this reading The eye eventually becomes accustomed to the light of a cellar.
familiarity
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From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
father
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From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
flash
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From this reading After that last flash of light, complete extinction ensued.
good-morning
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From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
happinesses
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
kiss
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From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the last time.
light
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From this reading After that last flash of light, complete extinction ensued.
lose
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
lost
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
more
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From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
obliged
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After that last flash of light, complete extinction ensued.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
other
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
out
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
own
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
profoundly
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From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
request
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
sorrow
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
sweet
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From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that last flash of light, complete extinction ensued.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the last time.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the last time.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the last time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the last time.
wholly
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From this reading He was at his own request and through his own complicity driven out of all his happinesses one after the other; and he had this sorrow, that after having lost Cosette wholly in one day, he was afterwards obliged to lose her again in detail.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
word
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From this reading No more familiarity, no more good-morning with a kiss, never more that word so profoundly sweet: “My father!”
