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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We will confine ourselves to transcribing two paragraphs published by the journals of that day, a few months after the surprising events which had taken place at M. sur M.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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articles
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We will confine ourselves to transcribing two paragraphs published by the journals of that day, a few months after the surprising events which had taken place at M. sur M.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jean Valjean had been recaptured.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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confine
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day
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des
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detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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epoch
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events
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existence
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few
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Gazette
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grateful
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jean Valjean had been recaptured.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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JeannounUS /dʒiːn/
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean Valjean had been recaptured.
journals
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M
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months
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We will confine ourselves to transcribing two paragraphs published by the journals of that day, a few months after the surprising events which had taken place at M. sur M.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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paragraphs
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pass
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place
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published
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rapidly
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rather
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reader
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recaptured
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remembered
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sad
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summary
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sur
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surprising
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taken
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We will confine ourselves to transcribing two paragraphs published by the journals of that day, a few months after the surprising events which had taken place at M. sur M.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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transcribing
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Tribunaux
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two
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Valjean
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We will confine ourselves to transcribing two paragraphs published by the journals of that day, a few months after the surprising events which had taken place at M. sur M.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.