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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 In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
able
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From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
account
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From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
age
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From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
agility
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From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
arrived
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From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
brazier
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
burning
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
candle
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
candlestick
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
charcoal
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
den
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
filled
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
fire-place
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
FIVE-FRANC
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From this reading THE USE OF MARIUS'S FIVE-FRANC PIECE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
glow
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
heating-dish
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
hole
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From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
illumined
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
incandescent
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
interior
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From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
Jondrette's
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From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
judged
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From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
light
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From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
lit
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
lodging
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From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
Marius
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From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
MARIUS'S
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From this reading THE USE OF MARIUS'S FIVE-FRANC PIECE.
moment
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From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
noticed
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From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
observatory
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From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE USE OF MARIUS'S FIVE-FRANC PIECE.
offered
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From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
partition
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From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
peculiar
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From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
peeped
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From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
PIECE
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From this reading THE USE OF MARIUS'S FIVE-FRANC PIECE.
prepared
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
really
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
return
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From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
room
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
ruddy
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
second
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From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
strange
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From this reading The interior of Jondrette's lodging offered a strange appearance, and Marius was able to account for the peculiar light he had noticed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE USE OF MARIUS'S FIVE-FRANC PIECE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marius judged that the moment had arrived for him to return to his observatory.
up
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
USE
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From this reading THE USE OF MARIUS'S FIVE-FRANC PIECE.
verdigrised
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
whole
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
wife
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From this reading A candle was burning in a verdigrised candlestick, but it was not this which really illumined the room; the whole den was lit up with the ruddy glow of a brazier standing in the fire-place, and filled with incandescent charcoal; it was the heating-dish which the wife had prepared in the morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a second, and with the agility of his age, he was at the hole in the partition, and peeped through.
