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Chapter XXXII
HOW M. DE ST. LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY. Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy. Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend. “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.””
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.””
during the time that
From this reading “Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.”
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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 Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
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From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
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From this reading Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
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From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
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From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
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From this reading HOW M. DE ST.
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From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
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From this reading Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.
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From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
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From this reading Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.
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From this reading HOW M. DE ST.
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From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
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From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
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From this reading HOW M. DE ST.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
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From this reading Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
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From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
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From this reading HOW M. DE ST.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once out of the hall, St. Luc had stopped, and looked anxiously at his friend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LUC ACQUITTED HIMSELF OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN TO HIM BY BUSSY.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
during the time that
From this reading Let us leave St. Luc a little while in Schomberg’s room, and see what had passed between him and Bussy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you ill?” said he, “you are so pale; you look as though you were about to faint.”
