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Chapter LXXXVI
If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made. This would enjoin us from consigning something sublime to History. At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction. Now, then, among those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne. To make that reply and then perish, what could be grander?
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the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.”
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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 If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Now, then, among those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction.
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From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To make that reply and then perish, what could be grander?
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From this reading Now, then, among those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne.
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From this reading This would enjoin us from consigning something sublime to History.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To make that reply and then perish, what could be grander?
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From this reading This would enjoin us from consigning something sublime to History.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
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From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
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From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
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From this reading Now, then, among those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne.
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From this reading To make that reply and then perish, what could be grander?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
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From this reading This would enjoin us from consigning something sublime to History.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
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From this reading At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction.
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From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make that reply and then perish, what could be grander?
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From this reading Now, then, among those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
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From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction.
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From this reading At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction.
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From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To make that reply and then perish, what could be grander?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This would enjoin us from consigning something sublime to History.
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From this reading This would enjoin us from consigning something sublime to History.
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From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
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From this reading Now, then, among those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, then, among those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This would enjoin us from consigning something sublime to History.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Now, then, among those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne.
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From this reading Now, then, among those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This would enjoin us from consigning something sublime to History.
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From this reading At our own risk and peril, let us violate this injunction.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, then, among those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
