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Chapter VI
"By no means, Messire. You now occupy the Petit-Nesle. Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should. Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening. Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
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From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By no means, Messire.
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From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
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From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
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From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
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From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
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From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
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From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
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From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
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From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
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From this reading "By no means, Messire.
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From this reading "By no means, Messire.
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From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
not any; not one
From this reading "By no means, Messire.
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From this reading You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.
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From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
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From this reading You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
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From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
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From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
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From this reading You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.
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From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
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From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.
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From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
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From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
in or at the place that
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.
