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Chapter XXXIV
THE OBSCURITY WHICH A REVELATION MAY CONTAIN. Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained. There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him. This enigma was the most hideous of shames, the galleys. This M. Fauchelevent was Jean Valjean the convict.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “THE OBSCURITY WHICH A REVELATION MAY CONTAIN.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.”
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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 THE OBSCURITY WHICH A REVELATION MAY CONTAIN.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
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From this reading THE OBSCURITY WHICH A REVELATION MAY CONTAIN.
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From this reading This M. Fauchelevent was Jean Valjean the convict.
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From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
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From this reading This enigma was the most hideous of shames, the galleys.
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From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
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From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
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From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
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From this reading This M. Fauchelevent was Jean Valjean the convict.
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From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
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From this reading This enigma was the most hideous of shames, the galleys.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
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From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
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From this reading This enigma was the most hideous of shames, the galleys.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
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From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
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From this reading This M. Fauchelevent was Jean Valjean the convict.
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From this reading This M. Fauchelevent was Jean Valjean the convict.
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From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
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From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE OBSCURITY WHICH A REVELATION MAY CONTAIN.
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From this reading This enigma was the most hideous of shames, the galleys.
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From this reading THE OBSCURITY WHICH A REVELATION MAY CONTAIN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
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From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
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From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
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From this reading THE OBSCURITY WHICH A REVELATION MAY CONTAIN.
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From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
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From this reading This enigma was the most hideous of shames, the galleys.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
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From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OBSCURITY WHICH A REVELATION MAY CONTAIN.
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From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
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From this reading This M. Fauchelevent was Jean Valjean the convict.
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From this reading There was in this person something enigmatic, against which his instinct warned him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE OBSCURITY WHICH A REVELATION MAY CONTAIN.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marius was overwhelmed; the sort of estrangement which he had ever felt for the man with whom he saw Cosette was henceforth explained.
