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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 This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
Accident
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From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
all
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
Aunt
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
barrister
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
belonged
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From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
dawn
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
decreed
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From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
default
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
erratum
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
event
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
expedient
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
face
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
find
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
Gillenormand
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
grand-nephew
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
grandfather
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
grandson
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
house
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
idea
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
lancer
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
Marius
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
much
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
notice
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
now
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
only
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
opportunity
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
Paris
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From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
plotted
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
quartered
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From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
rays
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
read
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
regiment
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From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
ruins
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
second
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
set
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
simple
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
sometimes
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
SUBSTITUTE
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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE.
succeed
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
sweet
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
Théodule
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From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
vague
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
want
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
watching
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From this reading This was an opportunity for Aunt Gillenormand to have a second idea; her first one had been to set Théodule watching Marius, and she now plotted to make him succeed him.
Well
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From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Accident decreed that the regiment to which Théodule belonged should be quartered in Paris.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," she thought, "it is only a simple erratum, such as I notice in books, for _Marius_ read _Théodule._ A grand-nephew is much the same as a grandson, after all, and in default of a barrister you can take a lancer."
youthful
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From this reading In the event of the grandfather feeling a vague want for a youthful face in the house--for such rays of dawn are sometimes sweet to ruins--it was expedient to find another Marius.
