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accordance
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
anteroom
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
any
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
attention
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
back
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
become
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From this reading What had become of Jean Valjean?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
black
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
bringing
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
Cosette's
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
deposited
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From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
DirectlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
eight
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
entered
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
flowers
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From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
garlanded
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From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
grandfather
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
grandson
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
gunpowder
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had become of Jean Valjean?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
INSEPARABLE
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From this reading THE INSEPARABLE.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
Jean
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From this reading What had become of Jean Valjean?
laughed
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
leaves
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From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
Marius
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From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
months
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
mud
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
musicians
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From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What had become of Jean Valjean?
old
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From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
panelling
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From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
paying
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
previously
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
reached
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
request
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
room
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From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
rose
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
seated
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From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
sofa
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From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INSEPARABLE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
unnoticed
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From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
Valjean
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From this reading What had become of Jean Valjean?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The old panelling was garlanded with flowers and leaves, the musicians were seated on the sofa upon which Marius had been deposited.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had become of Jean Valjean?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the same room which he had entered eight months previously, black with mud and blood and gunpowder, bringing back the grandson to the grandfather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Directly after he had laughed in accordance with Cosette's request, as no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean rose, and unnoticed reached the anteroom.
