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Les Misérables
Les Misérables

Chapter XCI

Chapter 91, section 1: Jean Valjean had been recaptured. The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details. We will confine ourselves to transcribing two paragraphs published by t
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Jean Valjean had been recaptured.
The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.
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.
These articles are rather summary.
It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Les Misérables

Chapter XCI

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Jean Valjean had been recaptured.
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The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.
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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.
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These articles are rather summary.
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It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

jean noun US /dʒiːn/

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading “Jean Valjean had been recaptured.”

Collocations
Jean ValjeanA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Valjean hadA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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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 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.

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

From this reading These articles are rather summary.

articles

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From this reading These articles are rather summary.

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

From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

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

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.

confine

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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.

day

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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.

des

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From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

epoch

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From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

events

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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.

existence

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From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

few

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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.

Gazette

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From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

grateful

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From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

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

From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

JeannounUS /dʒiːn/

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading Jean Valjean had been recaptured.

journals

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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.

M

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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.

months

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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.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

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

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.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

paragraphs

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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.

pass

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From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

place

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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.

published

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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.

rapidly

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From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

rather

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From this reading These articles are rather summary.

reader

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From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

recaptured

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From this reading Jean Valjean had been recaptured.

remembered

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From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

sad

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From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

summary

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From this reading These articles are rather summary.

sur

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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.

surprising

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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.

taken

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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.

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

From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These articles are rather summary.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

transcribing

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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.

Tribunaux

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From this reading It must be remembered, that at that epoch the _Gazette des Tribunaux_ was not yet in existence.

two

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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.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

Valjean

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From this reading Jean Valjean had been recaptured.

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

From this reading The reader will be grateful to us if we pass rapidly over the sad details.

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.