Chapter XXXIX
A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH IS DAY. At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round. "Come in," he said feebly. The door opened, and Cosette and Marius appeared. Cosette rushed into the room.
Les Misérables, V. 5/5: Jean Valjean
Chapter XXXIX
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A
NIGHT
BEHIND
WHICH
IS
DAY.
At
the
knock
he
heard
at
his
door
Jean
Valjean
turned
round.
"Come
in,"
he
said
feebly.
The
door
opened,
and
Cosette
and
Marius
appeared.
Cosette
rushed
into
the
room.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
NIGHT
BEHIND
WHICH
IS
DAY.
Line 2
At
the
knock
he
heard
at
his
door
Jean
Valjean
turned
round.
Line 3
"Come
in,"
he
said
feebly.
Line 4
The
door
opened,
and
Cosette
and
Marius
appeared.
Line 5
Cosette
rushed
into
the
room.
Learner Dictionary
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BEHIND
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH IS DAY.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come in," he said feebly.”
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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 A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH IS DAY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door opened, and Cosette and Marius appeared.
appeared
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From this reading The door opened, and Cosette and Marius appeared.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round.
BEHINDprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH IS DAY.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come in," he said feebly.
Cosette
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From this reading The door opened, and Cosette and Marius appeared.
DAY
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From this reading A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH IS DAY.
door
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From this reading At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round.
feebly
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From this reading "Come in," he said feebly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round.
heard
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From this reading At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in," he said feebly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Cosette rushed into the room.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH IS DAY.
Jean
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knock
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From this reading At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round.
Marius
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From this reading The door opened, and Cosette and Marius appeared.
NIGHT
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From this reading A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH IS DAY.
opened
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From this reading The door opened, and Cosette and Marius appeared.
room
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From this reading Cosette rushed into the room.
round
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From this reading At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round.
rushed
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From this reading Cosette rushed into the room.
said
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From this reading "Come in," he said feebly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round.
turned
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From this reading At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round.
Valjean
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From this reading At the knock he heard at his door Jean Valjean turned round.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A NIGHT BEHIND WHICH IS DAY.