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Chapter VIII
BROTHER GORENFLOT. To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder. It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting. Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen. The master of the establishment was superintending a frying-pan full of whitings.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.”
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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 To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
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From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
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From this reading BROTHER GORENFLOT.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
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From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
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From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
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From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
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From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
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From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
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From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
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From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
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From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
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From this reading The master of the establishment was superintending a frying-pan full of whitings.
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From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
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From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
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From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
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From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
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From this reading The master of the establishment was superintending a frying-pan full of whitings.
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From this reading The master of the establishment was superintending a frying-pan full of whitings.
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From this reading BROTHER GORENFLOT.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
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From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
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From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The master of the establishment was superintending a frying-pan full of whitings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
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From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The master of the establishment was superintending a frying-pan full of whitings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the beautiful day had succeeded a beautiful evening, only, as the day had been cold, the evening was still colder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chicot first entered the dining-room, and looked around him, but not finding there the man he sought for, went familiarly down to the kitchen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The master of the establishment was superintending a frying-pan full of whitings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those frosts which make the lights in the windows of an hotel look doubly tempting.
