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Chapter I
Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace. Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair. She starts; utters a faint cry, and turns upon him._ Oh! How imprudent you are! Don't be afraid; no one saw me.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.”
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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 Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
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From this reading Don't be afraid; no one saw me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How imprudent you are!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don't be afraid; no one saw me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
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From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
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From this reading She starts; utters a faint cry, and turns upon him._ Oh!
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From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
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From this reading Don't be afraid; no one saw me.
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From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
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From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading She starts; utters a faint cry, and turns upon him._ Oh!
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From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
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From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She starts; utters a faint cry, and turns upon him._ Oh!
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From this reading How imprudent you are!
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From this reading How imprudent you are!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't be afraid; no one saw me.
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From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
not any; not one
From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading She starts; utters a faint cry, and turns upon him._ Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
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From this reading Don't be afraid; no one saw me.
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From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
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From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She starts; utters a faint cry, and turns upon him._ Oh!
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From this reading She starts; utters a faint cry, and turns upon him._ Oh!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mme. de Sallus _in her drawing-room, seated in a corner by the fireplace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading She starts; utters a faint cry, and turns upon him._ Oh!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Enter_ Jacques de RANDOL _noiselessly; glances to see that no one is looking, and kisses_ Mme. de Sallus _quickly upon her hair.
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From this reading She starts; utters a faint cry, and turns upon him._ Oh!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How imprudent you are!
