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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 When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
almost
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
beautiful
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
bought
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To live honestly by her own labor, what mercy from heaven!
Cosette
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
credit
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From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
Fantine
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From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
felt
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From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
forgot
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To live honestly by her own labor, what mercy from heaven!
furnished
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From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
future
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The taste for work had really returned to her.
hair
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
happy
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
heaven
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From this reading To live honestly by her own labor, what mercy from heaven!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
hired
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From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
honestly
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From this reading To live honestly by her own labor, what mercy from heaven!
improvident
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From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
joyful
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From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
labor
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From this reading To live honestly by her own labor, what mercy from heaven!
lingering
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From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
live
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From this reading To live honestly by her own labor, what mercy from heaven!
living
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From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
looking-glass
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
many
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
mercy
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From this reading To live honestly by her own labor, what mercy from heaven!
moment
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From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
only
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
own
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From this reading To live honestly by her own labor, what mercy from heaven!
pleasure
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
possible
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
really
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From this reading The taste for work had really returned to her.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The taste for work had really returned to her.
room
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From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
saw
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From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
surveying
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The taste for work had really returned to her.
teeth
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The taste for work had really returned to her.
things
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To live honestly by her own labor, what mercy from heaven!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
trace
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From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
ways
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From this reading She hired a little room and furnished on credit on the strength of her future work—a lingering trace of her improvident ways.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To live honestly by her own labor, what mercy from heaven!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Fantine saw that she was making her living, she felt joyful for a moment.
work
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From this reading The taste for work had really returned to her.
youth
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From this reading She bought a looking-glass, took pleasure in surveying in it her youth, her beautiful hair, her fine teeth; she forgot many things; she thought only of Cosette and of the possible future, and was almost happy.
