Chapter VII

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From this reading To accept Gilbert Bidaud's hospitality was impossible.

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From this reading What should he do now, how should he act?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

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From this reading To accept Gilbert Bidaud's hospitality was impossible.

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From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

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From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Indeed, what consideration could he expect?

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading What should he do now, how should he act?

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From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

to think that something will happen

From this reading Indeed, what consideration could he expect?

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

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From this reading To accept Gilbert Bidaud's hospitality was impossible.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading What should he do now, how should he act?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

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From this reading To accept Gilbert Bidaud's hospitality was impossible.

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From this reading What should he do now, how should he act?

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From this reading To accept Gilbert Bidaud's hospitality was impossible.

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From this reading Indeed, what consideration could he expect?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

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From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

not any; not one

From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

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From this reading What should he do now, how should he act?

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From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading What should he do now, how should he act?

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From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.

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From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To accept Gilbert Bidaud's hospitality was impossible.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading To accept Gilbert Bidaud's hospitality was impossible.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What should he do now, how should he act?

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading There was no denying that he had no right to remain on the estate, but he felt he could not leave it for ever without seeing Annette once more, without speaking to her perhaps for the last time.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The old man was his bitter enemy, and would show him no consideration.