Chapter CCLII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

later than; following

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

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From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

financial assistance in time of need

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

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From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

the overhead upper surface of a covered space

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

third-person singular of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

a branch of knowledge

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

plural of “dungeon” — the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

inflected form of “flag” — communicate or signal with a flag

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

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From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

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From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Montparnasse was to help them from outside.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

bordered by a line of things

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

characteristic of maturity

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

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From this reading Montparnasse was to help them from outside.

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From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Montparnasse was to help them from outside.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

the paved surface of a thoroughfare

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

the act of punishing

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

a strong line

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

Identical; not different.

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Montparnasse was to help them from outside.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

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From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Babet had arranged the matter for his own benefit, on the same day, as the reader has seen from Montparnasse’s account to Gavroche.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

interlace by or as if by weaving

From this reading Brujon, after having passed a month in the punishment cell, had had time, in the first place, to weave a rope, in the second, to mature a plan.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading This is what had taken place that same night at the La Force:— An escape had been planned between Babet, Brujon, Guelemer, and Thénardier, although Thénardier was in close confinement.

in or at the place that

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In former times, those severe places where the discipline of the prison delivers the convict into his own hands, were composed of four stone walls, a stone ceiling, a flagged pavement, a camp bed, a grated window, and a door lined with iron, and were called _dungeons_; but the dungeon was judged to be too terrible; nowadays they are composed of an iron door, a grated window, a camp bed, a flagged pavement, four stone walls, and a stone ceiling, and are called _chambers of punishment_.