The Street Urchin Chapter 1 Summary
1. urchin, 193- a mischievous boy, rascal
The street urchin ran about in the streets careless and happy and free of worries.
2. bourgeois, 195- peasants, middle classed citizen
The 18-century French population consists of mostly peasants and bourgeois.
3. marquisates, 195- a rank of a marquis
The marquises can be identified when they wear their marquisates.
4. chagrin, 201- feeling of being vexed, humiliated or disappointed
Marius did not feel chagrin when he was told he was going to meet him soon.
5. aggrandizement, 207- to make something larger than it actually is
The more Marius learned about the history and his father the more he aggrandized his father.
6. capriciousness, 208- erratic, subject to sudden change
Gillenormand’s …show more content…
phalanx, 217- an array of troops close together
The Friends of the ABC was a phalanx of people with similar ideas.
14. cicatrizations, 219- a form of healing involving forming a cicatrix.
Marius has a lot of cicatrizations due to being out all the time.
15. prospectuses, 226- a detailed document describing a literary artwork
One of Marius’s job was to write prospectuses in a bookstore.
16. incarnadine, 237- blood red
Marius thought that the girl with incarnadine cheeks was beautiful.
17. assiduity, 241- a constant effort, diligence
Marius had an assiduity in pursuing Cosette, but this made Monsieur Leblanc, or Valjean, suspicious.
18. inferi, 246- dead bodies rose by dark wizards, zombies
The substage of Paris was described to be like the cave of the inferi and meant to be feared.
19. diaphaneity, 246- being transparent and delicate
Babet was described to be diaphaneity, the complete opposite of Monsieur Gillenormand.
20. debauchery, 250- indulgence in pleasure, away from virtues
The debaucherous Thenardiers will eventually peril when they face real danger because of the crimes they committed.
21. effrontery, 251- shameless and bold
The effrontery Eponine put up in front of Marius was quite shocking to …show more content…
acacias, 256- ant type of tree in the acacia family
The acacia was a beautiful tree that Marius saw along with Cosette.
23. verdigrised, 269- copper being left too long outside and forms a greenish blue platina
The Jondrettes candlesticks were verdigrised and only dimly lit up the room.
24. ambuscade, 278- an ambush
The ambuscade consisting of members of the Patron-Minette and Jondrette was ready to attack Monsieur Leblanc.
25. brigands, 282- bandits
Jondrette hired brigands called Patron-Minette to rob and kill Monsieur
The street urchin ran about in the streets careless and happy and free of worries.
2. bourgeois, 195- peasants, middle classed citizen
The 18-century French population consists of mostly peasants and bourgeois.
3. marquisates, 195- a rank of a marquis
The marquises can be identified when they wear their marquisates.
4. chagrin, 201- feeling of being vexed, humiliated or disappointed
Marius did not feel chagrin when he was told he was going to meet him soon.
5. aggrandizement, 207- to make something larger than it actually is
The more Marius learned about the history and his father the more he aggrandized his father.
6. capriciousness, 208- erratic, subject to sudden change
Gillenormand’s …show more content…
phalanx, 217- an array of troops close together
The Friends of the ABC was a phalanx of people with similar ideas.
14. cicatrizations, 219- a form of healing involving forming a cicatrix.
Marius has a lot of cicatrizations due to being out all the time.
15. prospectuses, 226- a detailed document describing a literary artwork
One of Marius’s job was to write prospectuses in a bookstore.
16. incarnadine, 237- blood red
Marius thought that the girl with incarnadine cheeks was beautiful.
17. assiduity, 241- a constant effort, diligence
Marius had an assiduity in pursuing Cosette, but this made Monsieur Leblanc, or Valjean, suspicious.
18. inferi, 246- dead bodies rose by dark wizards, zombies
The substage of Paris was described to be like the cave of the inferi and meant to be feared.
19. diaphaneity, 246- being transparent and delicate
Babet was described to be diaphaneity, the complete opposite of Monsieur Gillenormand.
20. debauchery, 250- indulgence in pleasure, away from virtues
The debaucherous Thenardiers will eventually peril when they face real danger because of the crimes they committed.
21. effrontery, 251- shameless and bold
The effrontery Eponine put up in front of Marius was quite shocking to …show more content…
acacias, 256- ant type of tree in the acacia family
The acacia was a beautiful tree that Marius saw along with Cosette.
23. verdigrised, 269- copper being left too long outside and forms a greenish blue platina
The Jondrettes candlesticks were verdigrised and only dimly lit up the room.
24. ambuscade, 278- an ambush
The ambuscade consisting of members of the Patron-Minette and Jondrette was ready to attack Monsieur Leblanc.
25. brigands, 282- bandits
Jondrette hired brigands called Patron-Minette to rob and kill Monsieur