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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 After this, he made him a signal to rise.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this, he made him a signal to rise.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
authority
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From this reading Javert obeyed with that indefinable smile in which the supremacy of enchained authority is condensed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
condensed
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From this reading Javert obeyed with that indefinable smile in which the supremacy of enchained authority is condensed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
dragging
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
enchained
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From this reading Javert obeyed with that indefinable smile in which the supremacy of enchained authority is condensed.
fastened
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From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
feet
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
halter
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After this, he made him a signal to rise.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading JEAN VALJEAN REVENGES HIMSELF.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
hobblednounUS /hobbled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Javert obeyed with that indefinable smile in which the supremacy of enchained authority is condensed.
indefinable
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From this reading Javert obeyed with that indefinable smile in which the supremacy of enchained authority is condensed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Javert obeyed with that indefinable smile in which the supremacy of enchained authority is condensed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
Javert
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From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
JEAN
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From this reading JEAN VALJEAN REVENGES HIMSELF.
knot
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From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
made
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From this reading After this, he made him a signal to rise.
martingale
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
obeyed
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From this reading Javert obeyed with that indefinable smile in which the supremacy of enchained authority is condensed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
only
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
ox
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
prisoner
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From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
quitted
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
REVENGES
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From this reading JEAN VALJEAN REVENGES HIMSELF.
rise
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From this reading After this, he made him a signal to rise.
rope
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From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
round
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From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
seized
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
signal
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From this reading After this, he made him a signal to rise.
slowly
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
smile
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From this reading Javert obeyed with that indefinable smile in which the supremacy of enchained authority is condensed.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
soon
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From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
steps
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
supremacy
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From this reading Javert obeyed with that indefinable smile in which the supremacy of enchained authority is condensed.
table
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From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
taken
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Javert obeyed with that indefinable smile in which the supremacy of enchained authority is condensed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this, he made him a signal to rise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After this, he made him a signal to rise.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
undid
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From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
VALJEAN
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From this reading JEAN VALJEAN REVENGES HIMSELF.
very
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
waist
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From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
wine-shop
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From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So soon as Jean Valjean was alone with Javert he undid the rope which fastened the prisoner round the waist, the knot of which was under the table.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jean Valjean seized Javert by the martingale, as he would have taken an ox by its halter, and dragging him after him, quitted the wine-shop slowly, for Javert, having his feet hobbled, could only take very short steps.
