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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We do so not without emotion and trepidation.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
brilliance
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From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
complicated
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From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
contemplation
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From this reading There is nothing more terrible in existence than this sort of contemplation.
dazzling
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From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
depths
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From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
divined
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From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do so not without emotion and trepidation.
doubt
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From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
emotion
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From this reading We do so not without emotion and trepidation.
existence
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From this reading There is nothing more terrible in existence than this sort of contemplation.
eye
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From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
find
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From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
fix
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From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
gazed
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From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is nothing more terrible in existence than this sort of contemplation.
infinite
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From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
Jean
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From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
M
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From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
Madeleine
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From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
man
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From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
moment
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From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
more
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From this reading There is nothing more terrible in existence than this sort of contemplation.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We do so not without emotion and trepidation.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing more terrible in existence than this sort of contemplation.
now
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From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
nowhere
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From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
other
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From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
readernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We do so not without emotion and trepidation.
sort
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From this reading There is nothing more terrible in existence than this sort of contemplation.
spirit
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From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is nothing more terrible in existence than this sort of contemplation.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
There
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From this reading There is nothing more terrible in existence than this sort of contemplation.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
trepidation
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From this reading We do so not without emotion and trepidation.
Valjean
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From this reading The reader has, no doubt, already divined that M. Madeleine is no other than Jean Valjean.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We have already gazed into the depths of this conscience; the moment has now come when we must take another look into it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The eye of the spirit can nowhere find more dazzling brilliance and more shadow than in man; it can fix itself on no other thing which is more formidable, more complicated, more mysterious, and more infinite.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We do so not without emotion and trepidation.
