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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 It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
appointed
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From this reading Basque was in the yard at the appointed time, as if he had had his orders.
arrival
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From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Basque was in the yard at the appointed time, as if he had had his orders.
ask
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
Baron
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
Basque
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From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
down
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
gateway
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From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
Gillenormand
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From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
go
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
GROUND-FLOOR
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From this reading THE GROUND-FLOOR ROOM.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Basque was in the yard at the appointed time, as if he had had his orders.
happens
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From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Basque was in the yard at the appointed time, as if he had had his orders.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Basque was in the yard at the appointed time, as if he had had his orders.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Basque was in the yard at the appointed time, as if he had had his orders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Basque was in the yard at the appointed time, as if he had had his orders.
instructed
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
Jean
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From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
le
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
mansion
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From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
Monsieur
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
morrow
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From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
Mr
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From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
nightfall
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From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
orders
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From this reading Basque was in the yard at the appointed time, as if he had had his orders.
people
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From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
received
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From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
ROOM
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From this reading THE GROUND-FLOOR ROOM.
said
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
say
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From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
servant
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From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
sir
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
So-and-so's
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From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
sometimes
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From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
stay
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
tapped
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From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GROUND-FLOOR ROOM.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basque was in the yard at the appointed time, as if he had had his orders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
up
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
upstairs
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
Valjean
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From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
waiting
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
watch
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From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the morrow, at nightfall, Jean Valjean tapped at the gateway of the Gillenormand mansion, and it was Basque who received him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
wish
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From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Basque, without waiting for Jean Valjean to come up to him, said,-- "Monsieur le Baron has instructed me to ask you, sir, whether you wish to go upstairs or stay down here?"
yard
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From this reading Basque was in the yard at the appointed time, as if he had had his orders.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It sometimes happens that people say to a servant, "You will watch for Mr. So-and-so's arrival."
