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Chapter XII
When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him. She had come to fetch him. The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval. She strongly advised him to enlist under the ministerial banner. “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had come to fetch him.”
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading ““You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She strongly advised him to enlist under the ministerial banner.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.”
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From this reading She strongly advised him to enlist under the ministerial banner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
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From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
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From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
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From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
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From this reading She strongly advised him to enlist under the ministerial banner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come to fetch him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
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From this reading She strongly advised him to enlist under the ministerial banner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
to think that something will happen
From this reading “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
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From this reading She had come to fetch him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had come to fetch him.
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From this reading “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
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From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
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From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
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From this reading “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She strongly advised him to enlist under the ministerial banner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
not any; not one
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come to fetch him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She strongly advised him to enlist under the ministerial banner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had come to fetch him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She strongly advised him to enlist under the ministerial banner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
at the time that
From this reading When Lucien stepped into the carriage in the courtyard, he found Coralie waiting for him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little attention touched him; he told her the history of his evening; and, to his no small astonishment, the new notions which even now were running in his head met with Coralie’s approval.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have nothing to expect from the Liberals but hard knocks,” she said.
