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Chapter IX
A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room. He was radiant. "Well," said he, "she has gone away. She has left Paris. She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
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later than; following
From this reading “A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Well," said he, "she has gone away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has left Paris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.”
shining brightly
From this reading “He was radiant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said he, "she has gone away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.”
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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 FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
later than; following
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
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From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
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From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was radiant.
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From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has left Paris.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
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From this reading She has left Paris.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
shining brightly
From this reading He was radiant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
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From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was radiant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
