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Chapter VII
THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine. The prince is at lunch. Two young men sit down at the next table. He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance. "Are you going on the expedition, eh?"
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two young men sit down at the next table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.”
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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 THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going on the expedition, eh?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The prince is at lunch.
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From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
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From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
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From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
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From this reading Two young men sit down at the next table.
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From this reading "Are you going on the expedition, eh?"
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From this reading "Are you going on the expedition, eh?"
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From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
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From this reading THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
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From this reading "Are you going on the expedition, eh?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prince is at lunch.
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From this reading The prince is at lunch.
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From this reading THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
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From this reading Two young men sit down at the next table.
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From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
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From this reading THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two young men sit down at the next table.
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From this reading THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Are you going on the expedition, eh?"
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From this reading THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
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From this reading The prince is at lunch.
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From this reading THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
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From this reading THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
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From this reading Two young men sit down at the next table.
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From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
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From this reading Two young men sit down at the next table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
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From this reading THE OLIVE-GREEN FROCK-COAT A quarter past twelve, in a restaurant near the Madeleine.
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From this reading Two young men sit down at the next table.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He bows to them and begins to speak to them, as to friends whom he has met by chance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going on the expedition, eh?"
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From this reading Two young men sit down at the next table.
