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agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading She buried her face in her hands, and cried with agony,-- "Monsieur Madeleine, save me!"
alarmed
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
AUTHORITY
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From this reading AUTHORITY RESUMES ITS RIGHTS.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
brain
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
buried
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From this reading She buried her face in her hands, and cried with agony,-- "Monsieur Madeleine, save me!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
call
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
calmest
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
clutches
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She buried her face in her hands, and cried with agony,-- "Monsieur Madeleine, save me!"
day
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
dying
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From this reading She could not endure his frightful face: she felt herself dying.
endure
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From this reading She could not endure his frightful face: she felt herself dying.
face
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From this reading She could not endure his frightful face: she felt herself dying.
Fantine
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
felt
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From this reading She could not endure his frightful face: she felt herself dying.
fetch
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
form
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
frightful
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From this reading She could not endure his frightful face: she felt herself dying.
future
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
gentlest
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
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 when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She buried her face in her hands, and cried with agony,-- "Monsieur Madeleine, save me!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could not endure his frightful face: she felt herself dying.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She buried her face in her hands, and cried with agony,-- "Monsieur Madeleine, save me!"
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AUTHORITY RESUMES ITS RIGHTS.
Javert
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
Jean
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
Madeleine
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From this reading She buried her face in her hands, and cried with agony,-- "Monsieur Madeleine, save me!"
Mayor
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She buried her face in her hands, and cried with agony,-- "Monsieur Madeleine, save me!"
Monsieur
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From this reading She buried her face in her hands, and cried with agony,-- "Monsieur Madeleine, save me!"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
other
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
otherwise
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
out
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
RESUMES
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From this reading AUTHORITY RESUMES ITS RIGHTS.
RIGHTS
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From this reading AUTHORITY RESUMES ITS RIGHTS.
risen
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
said
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading She buried her face in her hands, and cried with agony,-- "Monsieur Madeleine, save me!"
seen
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not endure his frightful face: she felt herself dying.
sickly
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch 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 when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
tore
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From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
Valjean
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
voice
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From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Fantine had not seen Javert since the day when the Mayor tore her out of his clutches, and her sickly brain could form no other thought but that he had come to fetch her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She buried her face in her hands, and cried with agony,-- "Monsieur Madeleine, save me!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jean Valjean--we will not call him otherwise in future--had risen, and said to Fantine in his gentlest, calmest voice,-- "Do not be alarmed: he has not come for you."
