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Chapter XV
DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels. --_Honoré de Balzac_. A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all. In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil.... At last toward morning, I must have slept.
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later than; following
From this reading “A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At last toward morning, I must have slept.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last toward morning, I must have slept.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last toward morning, I must have slept.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “At last toward morning, I must have slept.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....”
in the direction of
From this reading “At last toward morning, I must have slept.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
later than; following
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
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From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
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From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
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From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
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From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last toward morning, I must have slept.
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From this reading --_Honoré de Balzac_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Honoré de Balzac_.
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From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....
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From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last toward morning, I must have slept.
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From this reading --_Honoré de Balzac_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
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From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last toward morning, I must have slept.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
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From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last toward morning, I must have slept.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At last toward morning, I must have slept.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
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From this reading In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....
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From this reading At last toward morning, I must have slept.
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From this reading In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A government agent, it seems, may also in part be little more than a man, after all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....
in the direction of
From this reading At last toward morning, I must have slept.
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From this reading In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....
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From this reading In these singular surroundings I found myself not wholly tranquil....
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From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
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From this reading DÉJEÛNER À LA FOURCHETTE Woman is a creature between man and the angels.
