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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 Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
account
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
all
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
asleep
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From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
availed
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From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The day had begun to dawn.
bending
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
chinchona
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From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
closely
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
dawn
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From this reading The day had begun to dawn.
day
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From this reading The day had begun to dawn.
daybreak
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From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
dimness
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
drugs
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
faint
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From this reading Suddenly she raised her head and uttered a faint shriek.
Fantine
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From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
fell
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From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
feverish
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From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
few
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
filled
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From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
go
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From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had begun to dawn.
half-light
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
happy
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From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
head
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From this reading Suddenly she raised her head and uttered a faint shriek.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
infirmary
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
laboratory
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
moments
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
new
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From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
night
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From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
objects
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
phials
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
potion
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From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
prepare
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From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
raised
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From this reading Suddenly she raised her head and uttered a faint shriek.
scrutinizing
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
shriek
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From this reading Suddenly she raised her head and uttered a faint shriek.
Simplice
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From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
Sister
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From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
sleepless
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From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
slumber
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From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
spreads
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she raised her head and uttered a faint shriek.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day had begun to dawn.
things
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day had begun to dawn.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she raised her head and uttered a faint shriek.
very
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From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
visions
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From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
watching
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From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sister Simplice, who had been watching with her, availed herself of this slumber to go and prepare a new potion of chinchona.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The worthy sister had been in the laboratory of the infirmary but a few moments, bending over her drugs and phials, and scrutinizing things very closely, on account of the dimness which the half-light of dawn spreads over all objects.
