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Chapter I
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy. Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême. Part two is centered on Lucien’s Parisian life. Part three, Eve and David, reverts to the setting of Angoulême. In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Part two is centered on Lucien’s Parisian life.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.”
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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 A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.
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From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading Part two is centered on Lucien’s Parisian life.
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From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
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From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.
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From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part two is centered on Lucien’s Parisian life.
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From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
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From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading Part two is centered on Lucien’s Parisian life.
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From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Part two is centered on Lucien’s Parisian life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Part two is centered on Lucien’s Parisian life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.
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From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
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From this reading Part three, Eve and David, reverts to the setting of Angoulême.
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From this reading Part three, Eve and David, reverts to the setting of Angoulême.
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From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading Part three, Eve and David, reverts to the setting of Angoulême.
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From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Part three, Eve and David, reverts to the setting of Angoulême.
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From this reading Part one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his friend David in the provincial town of Angoulême.
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From this reading A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In many references parts one and three are combined under the title Lost Illusions and A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is given its individual title.
