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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 The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
according
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From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
all
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
became
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before entering Fantine’s room, he had Sister Simplice summoned.
book
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
bore
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
charity
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
circumstances
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From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
encounter
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From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
entering
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From this reading Before entering Fantine’s room, he had Sister Simplice summoned.
exist
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
Fantine
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From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
Fantine's
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From this reading Before entering Fantine’s room, he had Sister Simplice summoned.
following
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From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
gap
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before entering Fantine’s room, he had Sister Simplice summoned.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before entering Fantine’s room, he had Sister Simplice summoned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
improbable
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From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
infirmary
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
Javert
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From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
known
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
ladies
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
Lazariste
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
like
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
M
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
Madeleine
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From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
minute
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
most
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
names
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
narrate
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
nuns
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
nurse
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
out
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From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
performed
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
Perpétue
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
peruse
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
portion
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
preserve
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From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
reader
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
respect
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From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
room
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From this reading Before entering Fantine’s room, he had Sister Simplice summoned.
see
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From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
serious
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
services
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
Simplice
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From this reading Before entering Fantine’s room, he had Sister Simplice summoned.
Sister
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From this reading Before entering Fantine’s room, he had Sister Simplice summoned.
sisters
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From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
small
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
summoned
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From this reading Before entering Fantine’s room, he had Sister Simplice summoned.
sur
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
three
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From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
town
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From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
truth
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From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
two
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From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
visit
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From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The two nuns who performed the services of nurse in the infirmary, Lazariste ladies, like all sisters of charity, bore the names of Sister Perpétue and Sister Simplice.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Among these details the reader will encounter two or three improbable circumstances, which we preserve out of respect for the truth.
wont
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From this reading On the afternoon following the visit of Javert, M. Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The incidents the reader is about to peruse were not all known at M. sur M. But the small portion of them which became known left such a memory in that town that a serious gap would exist in this book if we did not narrate them in their most minute details.
