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Chapter LXVIII
She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself. That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply. She continued:— “I knew that you were there. I was asleep, but I saw you. I have seen you for a long, long time.
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produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
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From this reading I was asleep, but I saw you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was asleep, but I saw you.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She continued:— “I knew that you were there.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
one or the other of two
From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have seen you for a long, long time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen you for a long, long time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She continued:— “I knew that you were there.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
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From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
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From this reading She continued:— “I knew that you were there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seen you for a long, long time.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
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From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
not any; not one
From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
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From this reading I was asleep, but I saw you.
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From this reading I have seen you for a long, long time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
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From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
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From this reading She continued:— “I knew that you were there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seen you for a long, long time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She made no movement of either surprise or of joy; she was joy itself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She continued:— “I knew that you were there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
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From this reading That simple question, “And Cosette?” was put with so profound a faith, with so much certainty, with such a complete absence of disquiet and of doubt, that he found not a word of reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She continued:— “I knew that you were there.
