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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accepted
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all
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also
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
any
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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became
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becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
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bitterness
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bread
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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called
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candle
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clothes
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coat
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contains
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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days
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desperation
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devoured
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dignity
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disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
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door
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eat
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eating
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eating-house
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evenings
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find
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fire
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footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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future
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girls
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GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GOOD OF MISFORTUNE.
grins
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marius learned how all this is devoured, and how it is often the only thing which a man has to eat.
hat
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hope
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horrible
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house
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how
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humiliations
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indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
INDIGENT
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From this reading MARIUS IS INDIGENT.
insolence
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ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARIUS IS INDIGENT.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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keeper
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laugh
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learned
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LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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locked
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man
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MARIUS
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From this reading MARIUS IS INDIGENT.
MISFORTUNE
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From this reading THE GOOD OF MISFORTUNE.
neighbors
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night
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nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GOOD OF MISFORTUNE.
often
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old
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only
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paid
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porter
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rent
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roughing
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severe
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From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
sleep
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sort
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOOD OF MISFORTUNE.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is a horrible thing, which contains days without bread, nights without sleep, evenings without candle, a house without fire, weeks without work, a future without hope, a threadbare coat, an old hat at which the girls laugh, the door which you find locked at night because you have not paid your rent, the insolence of the porter and the eating-house keeper, the grins of neighbors, humiliations, dignity trampled under foot, any sort of Work accepted, disgust, bitterness, and desperation.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a horrible thing, which contains days without bread, nights without sleep, evenings without candle, a house without fire, weeks without work, a future without hope, a threadbare coat, an old hat at which the girls laugh, the door which you find locked at night because you have not paid your rent, the insolence of the porter and the eating-house keeper, the grins of neighbors, humiliations, dignity trampled under foot, any sort of Work accepted, disgust, bitterness, and desperation.
threadbare
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marius learned how all this is devoured, and how it is often the only thing which a man has to eat.
trampled
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From this reading This is a horrible thing, which contains days without bread, nights without sleep, evenings without candle, a house without fire, weeks without work, a future without hope, a threadbare coat, an old hat at which the girls laugh, the door which you find locked at night because you have not paid your rent, the insolence of the porter and the eating-house keeper, the grins of neighbors, humiliations, dignity trampled under foot, any sort of Work accepted, disgust, bitterness, and desperation.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This is a horrible thing, which contains days without bread, nights without sleep, evenings without candle, a house without fire, weeks without work, a future without hope, a threadbare coat, an old hat at which the girls laugh, the door which you find locked at night because you have not paid your rent, the insolence of the porter and the eating-house keeper, the grins of neighbors, humiliations, dignity trampled under foot, any sort of Work accepted, disgust, bitterness, and desperation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
watch
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From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
weeks
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From this reading This is a horrible thing, which contains days without bread, nights without sleep, evenings without candle, a house without fire, weeks without work, a future without hope, a threadbare coat, an old hat at which the girls laugh, the door which you find locked at night because you have not paid your rent, the insolence of the porter and the eating-house keeper, the grins of neighbors, humiliations, dignity trampled under foot, any sort of Work accepted, disgust, bitterness, and desperation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Life became severe for Marius: eating his clothes and his watch was nothing, but he also went through that indescribable course which is called "roughing it."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This is a horrible thing, which contains days without bread, nights without sleep, evenings without candle, a house without fire, weeks without work, a future without hope, a threadbare coat, an old hat at which the girls laugh, the door which you find locked at night because you have not paid your rent, the insolence of the porter and the eating-house keeper, the grins of neighbors, humiliations, dignity trampled under foot, any sort of Work accepted, disgust, bitterness, and desperation.
work
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From this reading This is a horrible thing, which contains days without bread, nights without sleep, evenings without candle, a house without fire, weeks without work, a future without hope, a threadbare coat, an old hat at which the girls laugh, the door which you find locked at night because you have not paid your rent, the insolence of the porter and the eating-house keeper, the grins of neighbors, humiliations, dignity trampled under foot, any sort of Work accepted, disgust, bitterness, and desperation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is a horrible thing, which contains days without bread, nights without sleep, evenings without candle, a house without fire, weeks without work, a future without hope, a threadbare coat, an old hat at which the girls laugh, the door which you find locked at night because you have not paid your rent, the insolence of the porter and the eating-house keeper, the grins of neighbors, humiliations, dignity trampled under foot, any sort of Work accepted, disgust, bitterness, and desperation.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is a horrible thing, which contains days without bread, nights without sleep, evenings without candle, a house without fire, weeks without work, a future without hope, a threadbare coat, an old hat at which the girls laugh, the door which you find locked at night because you have not paid your rent, the insolence of the porter and the eating-house keeper, the grins of neighbors, humiliations, dignity trampled under foot, any sort of Work accepted, disgust, bitterness, and desperation.
