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Chapter CCCXLVIII
FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding. The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February. It was then December. A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed. The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.”
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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 A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
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From this reading The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
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From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
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From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
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From this reading It was then December.
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From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
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From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
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From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
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From this reading The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
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From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
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From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
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From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
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From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
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From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The doctor, on being consulted, declared that it might take place in February.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The grandfather was not the least happy of them all.
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From this reading It was then December.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
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From this reading FASHION, TO RENDER COSETTE HAPPY Everything was made ready for the wedding.
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From this reading A few ravishing weeks of perfect happiness passed.
