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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 A SKETCH OF TWO UGLY FACES.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
all
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
bastard
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
beings
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
belonged
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
called
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
captured
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From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
cat
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From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
class
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
classes
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
coarse
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
combines
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
composed
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
degraded
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
FACES
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From this reading A SKETCH OF TWO UGLY FACES.
faults
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
generous
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
hereafter
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From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
intellect
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
lower
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
middle
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
mouse
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From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
nearly
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SKETCH OF TWO UGLY FACES.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
parvenus
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
people
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
possessing
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
present
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From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
regularity
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
say
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From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
second
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
SKETCH
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From this reading A SKETCH OF TWO UGLY FACES.
small
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From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
some
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
stands
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
Thénardiers
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From this reading Who were the Thénardiers?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
tradesman
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
TWO
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From this reading A SKETCH OF TWO UGLY FACES.
UGLY
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From this reading A SKETCH OF TWO UGLY FACES.
very
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From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
vices
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who were the Thénardiers?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who were the Thénardiers?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The captured mouse was very small, but the cat is pleased even with a thin mouse.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
word
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From this reading We will say one word about them for the present, and complete the sketch hereafter.
workingman
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From this reading These beings belonged to the bastard class, composed of coarse parvenus, and of degraded people of intellect, which stands between the classes called the middle and the lower, and combines some of the faults of the second with nearly all the vices of the first, though without possessing the generous impulse of the workingman or the honest regularity of the tradesman.
