Chapter XXXIV
THE CONVENT FROM MORAL STANDPOINT. Some men unite and live together. By what right? By the right of association. They shut themselves up at home.
Les Misérables, V. 2/5: Cosette
Chapter XXXIV
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THE
CONVENT
FROM
MORAL
STANDPOINT.
Some
men
unite
and
live
together.
By
what
right?
By
the
right
of
association.
They
shut
themselves
up
at
home.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
CONVENT
FROM
MORAL
STANDPOINT.
Line 2
Some
men
unite
and
live
together.
Line 3
By
what
right?
/baɪ wʌt right/
Line 4
By
the
right
of
association.
Line 5
They
shut
themselves
up
at
home.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By what right?”
Themselves
pronoun
US /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “They shut themselves up at home.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some men unite and live together.
association
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From this reading By the right of association.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They shut themselves up at home.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By what right?
CONVENT
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From this reading THE CONVENT FROM MORAL STANDPOINT.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CONVENT FROM MORAL STANDPOINT.
home
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From this reading They shut themselves up at home.
live
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From this reading Some men unite and live together.
men
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From this reading Some men unite and live together.
MORAL
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From this reading THE CONVENT FROM MORAL STANDPOINT.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the right of association.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By what right?
shut
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From this reading They shut themselves up at home.
Some
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From this reading Some men unite and live together.
STANDPOINT
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From this reading THE CONVENT FROM MORAL STANDPOINT.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONVENT FROM MORAL STANDPOINT.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They shut themselves up at home.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shut themselves up at home.
together
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From this reading Some men unite and live together.
unite
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From this reading Some men unite and live together.
up
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From this reading They shut themselves up at home.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading By what right?