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Chapter I
I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon. It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea. Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o." It made no other pretension. It was very cozy indeed.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."”
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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 Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.
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From this reading I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
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From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
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From this reading It was very cozy indeed.
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From this reading I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
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From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
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From this reading It was very cozy indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
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From this reading I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.
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From this reading It made no other pretension.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.
not any; not one
From this reading It made no other pretension.
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From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
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From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
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From this reading It made no other pretension.
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From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
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From this reading It made no other pretension.
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From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
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From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
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From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
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From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
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From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
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From this reading I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.
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From this reading I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.
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From this reading It was very cozy indeed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was good to be here again in this little old sleepy hostel by the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Hostel I say, though it spelt itself without an "s" and even placed a circumflex above the "o."
