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Chapter XII
Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows. "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses. One may chance on astonishing places." I believed it. And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.”
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading “Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “One may chance on astonishing places."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One may chance on astonishing places."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
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From this reading I believed it.
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From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
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From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
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From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believed it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
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From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
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From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
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From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
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From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
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From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
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From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
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From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
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From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
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From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
