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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 The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
absence
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
all
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From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
anxiety
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
asleep
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From this reading She continued,-- "I knew you were there, for though I was asleep, I saw.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
certainty
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She continued,-- "I knew you were there, for though I was asleep, I saw.
Cosette
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
doubt
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
eyes
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From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
faces
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From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
faith
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
FANTINE
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From this reading FANTINE IS HAPPY.
find
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
following
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From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She gave no start of surprise, no start of joy, for she was joy itself.
gave
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From this reading She gave no start of surprise, no start of joy, for she was joy itself.
glory
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From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
HAPPY
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From this reading FANTINE IS HAPPY.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
heavenly
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From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She continued,-- "I knew you were there, for though I was asleep, I saw.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FANTINE IS HAPPY.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She gave no start of surprise, no start of joy, for she was joy itself.
joy
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From this reading She gave no start of surprise, no start of joy, for she was joy itself.
knew
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From this reading She continued,-- "I knew you were there, for though I was asleep, I saw.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
much
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
night
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From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She gave no start of surprise, no start of joy, for she was joy itself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She gave no start of surprise, no start of joy, for she was joy itself.
profound
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
saw
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From this reading She continued,-- "I knew you were there, for though I was asleep, I saw.
say
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
seen
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From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave no start of surprise, no start of joy, for she was joy itself.
simple
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
sorts
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From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave no start of surprise, no start of joy, for she was joy itself.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
surprise
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From this reading She gave no start of surprise, no start of joy, for she was joy itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
there
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From this reading She continued,-- "I knew you were there, for though I was asleep, I saw.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She continued,-- "I knew you were there, for though I was asleep, I saw.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seen you for a long time, and have been following you with my eyes all night; you were in a glory, and had around you all sorts of heavenly faces."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
utter
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She gave no start of surprise, no start of joy, for she was joy itself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She continued,-- "I knew you were there, for though I was asleep, I saw.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
word
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From this reading The simple question--"And Cosette?" was asked in such profound faith, with so much certainty, with such an utter absence of anxiety and doubt, that he could not find a word to say.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She continued,-- "I knew you were there, for though I was asleep, I saw.
