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Chapter XVI
IS HE RICH OR POOR? Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand. "Oh, it's you, you little devil! Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect." "Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, it's you, you little devil!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IS HE RICH OR POOR?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
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From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's you, you little devil!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
to think that something will happen
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IS HE RICH OR POOR?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
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From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS HE RICH OR POOR?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's you, you little devil!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, it's you, you little devil!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's you, you little devil!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IS HE RICH OR POOR?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IS HE RICH OR POOR?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IS HE RICH OR POOR?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cosette could not refrain from taking a side glance at the large doll which was still displayed at the toy-shop, and then tapped at the door; it opened, and Madame Thénardier appeared, candle in hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Madame," said Cosette, with a violent tremor, "this gentleman wants a bed-room."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, it's you, you little devil!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll be hanged if you have not taken time enough; you've been playing, I expect."
