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Chapter XLI
And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child? Where was she? What was she doing? After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M. This, it will be remembered, was in 1818.
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the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?”
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From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
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From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
later than; following
From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This, it will be remembered, was in 1818.
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From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
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From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
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From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
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From this reading What was she doing?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This, it will be remembered, was in 1818.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
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From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
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From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
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From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
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From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
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From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
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From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
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From this reading This, it will be remembered, was in 1818.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where was she?
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From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, it will be remembered, was in 1818.
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From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where was she?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was she?
which person or people
From this reading And in the meantime, what had become of that mother who according to the people at Montfermeil, seemed to have abandoned her child?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This, it will be remembered, was in 1818.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After leaving her little Cosette with the Thénardiers, she had continued her journey, and had reached M. sur M.
