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Chapter XXV
THE CITY OF SMILES. Paris has greatly changed since the war. The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal. The inhabitants, considered collectively, are more serious. Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Paris has greatly changed since the war.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Paris has greatly changed since the war.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.”
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From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The inhabitants, considered collectively, are more serious.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
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From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
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From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
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From this reading Paris has greatly changed since the war.
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From this reading THE CITY OF SMILES.
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From this reading The inhabitants, considered collectively, are more serious.
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From this reading The inhabitants, considered collectively, are more serious.
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From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
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From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
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From this reading Paris has greatly changed since the war.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paris has greatly changed since the war.
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From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
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From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
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From this reading The inhabitants, considered collectively, are more serious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The inhabitants, considered collectively, are more serious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CITY OF SMILES.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paris has greatly changed since the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The inhabitants, considered collectively, are more serious.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Paris has greatly changed since the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CITY OF SMILES.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CITY OF SMILES.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paris has greatly changed since the war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
at the time that
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
which person or people
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hopford and Johnson’s friend, Idris Llanvar, with whom Hopford was now staying, were discussing these and other matters one morning in Paris, when they were joined by Hopford’s friend who worked for _Le Matin_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _bonhomie_ of the boulevards, so marked a feature before the year 1914, has subsided a good deal.
