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Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean
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8th Grade
05/10/2009
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Insurgent
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a rebel
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reconnaissance
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a survey
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rampart
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a protective barrier
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donjon
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a massive chief tower in ancient castles
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imminent
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threatening to occur immediately
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transverse
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bars that crisscross one another
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opague(ness)
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no light can penetrate
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obscurity
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dark hidden place
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labyrinth
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a place full of intricate passageways
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sagacious
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shrewd
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propitious
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favorable
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miasmas
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poisonous smell of the sewer
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antechamber
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an outer room leading to a main room
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obstinacy
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persistence
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enigma
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a riddle, difficult to explain
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sublime
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noble, exalted
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whist
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a card game
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