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Chapter V
His conversation was gay and affable. He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him. When he laughed, it was the laugh of a schoolboy. Madame Magloire liked to call him Your Grace [_Votre Grandeur_]. One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
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the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “His conversation was gay and affable.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading His conversation was gay and affable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
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From this reading One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
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From this reading Madame Magloire liked to call him Your Grace [_Votre Grandeur_].
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading His conversation was gay and affable.
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From this reading One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
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From this reading His conversation was gay and affable.
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From this reading Madame Magloire liked to call him Your Grace [_Votre Grandeur_].
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From this reading Madame Magloire liked to call him Your Grace [_Votre Grandeur_].
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His conversation was gay and affable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he laughed, it was the laugh of a schoolboy.
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From this reading When he laughed, it was the laugh of a schoolboy.
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From this reading When he laughed, it was the laugh of a schoolboy.
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From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
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From this reading One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
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From this reading Madame Magloire liked to call him Your Grace [_Votre Grandeur_].
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From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
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From this reading Madame Magloire liked to call him Your Grace [_Votre Grandeur_].
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From this reading Madame Magloire liked to call him Your Grace [_Votre Grandeur_].
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he laughed, it was the laugh of a schoolboy.
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From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
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From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
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From this reading One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
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From this reading When he laughed, it was the laugh of a schoolboy.
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From this reading One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame Magloire liked to call him Your Grace [_Votre Grandeur_].
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From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
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From this reading Madame Magloire liked to call him Your Grace [_Votre Grandeur_].
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His conversation was gay and affable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day he rose from his armchair, and went to his library in search of a book.
at the time that
From this reading When he laughed, it was the laugh of a schoolboy.
which person or people
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
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From this reading He put himself on a level with the two old women who had passed their lives beside him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Madame Magloire liked to call him Your Grace [_Votre Grandeur_].
