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ailing
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From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
anguish
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From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
brain
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From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
calmest
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From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
comprehended
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From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
day
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
doubt
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From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
ease
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From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
endure
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From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
face
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From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
Fantine
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
felt
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From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
gentlest
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From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
get
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From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
henceforth
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From this reading Jean Valjean—we shall henceforth not speak of him otherwise—had risen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
hid
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From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jean Valjean—we shall henceforth not speak of him otherwise—had risen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
Javert
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
Jean
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From this reading Jean Valjean—we shall henceforth not speak of him otherwise—had risen.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
Madeleine
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From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
man
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
mayor
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
Monsieur
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From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jean Valjean—we shall henceforth not speak of him otherwise—had risen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
only
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From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
otherwise
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From this reading Jean Valjean—we shall henceforth not speak of him otherwise—had risen.
quitting
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From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
risen
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From this reading Jean Valjean—we shall henceforth not speak of him otherwise—had risen.
said
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From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Jean Valjean—we shall henceforth not speak of him otherwise—had risen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
shrieked
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From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
speak
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From this reading Jean Valjean—we shall henceforth not speak of him otherwise—had risen.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She could not endure that terrible face; she felt her life quitting her; she hid her face in both hands, and shrieked in her anguish:— “Monsieur Madeleine, save me!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
torn
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
Valjean
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From this reading Jean Valjean—we shall henceforth not speak of him otherwise—had risen.
voices
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From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Jean Valjean—we shall henceforth not speak of him otherwise—had risen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day on which the mayor had torn her from the man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said to Fantine in the gentlest and calmest of voices:— “Be at ease; it is not for you that he is come.”
