Chapter LI
What is this history of Fantine? It is society purchasing a slave. From whom? From misery. From hunger, cold, isolation, destitution.
Les Misérables
Chapter LI
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What
is
this
history
of
Fantine?
It
is
society
purchasing
a
slave.
From
whom?
From
misery.
From
hunger,
cold,
isolation,
destitution.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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What
is
this
history
of
Fantine?
Line 2
It
is
society
purchasing
a
slave.
Line 3
From
whom?
/frʌm huːm/
Line 4
From
misery.
Line 5
From
hunger,
cold,
isolation,
destitution.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
history
noun
US /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “What is this history of Fantine?”
Collocations
What isA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
is thisA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 18
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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 It is society purchasing a slave.
cold
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From this reading From hunger, cold, isolation, destitution.
destitution
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From this reading From hunger, cold, isolation, destitution.
Fantine
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From this reading What is this history of Fantine?
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From whom?
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading What is this history of Fantine?
hunger
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From this reading From hunger, cold, isolation, destitution.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is this history of Fantine?
isolation
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From this reading From hunger, cold, isolation, destitution.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is society purchasing a slave.
misery
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From this reading From misery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is this history of Fantine?
purchasing
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From this reading It is society purchasing a slave.
slave
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From this reading It is society purchasing a slave.
society
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From this reading It is society purchasing a slave.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is this history of Fantine?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is this history of Fantine?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From whom?