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Chapter XXII
THE TORN COAT-SKIRT. In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares." Some one in this shadow? As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming. He had not heard a footstep.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Some one in this shadow?”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Some one in this shadow?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
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From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
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From this reading THE TORN COAT-SKIRT.
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From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
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From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
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From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
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From this reading He had not heard a footstep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not heard a footstep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
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From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
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From this reading He had not heard a footstep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
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From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
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From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
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From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
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From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not heard a footstep.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one in this shadow?
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From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
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From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Some one in this shadow?
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From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
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From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
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From this reading Some one in this shadow?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TORN COAT-SKIRT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some one in this shadow?
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From this reading THE TORN COAT-SKIRT.
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From this reading As nothing so resembles a dream as despair, Jean Valjean fancied that he was dreaming.
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From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the midst of his annihilation a hand was laid on his shoulder, and a low voice said,-- "Half shares."
