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Chapter XXII
LA PETITE MAISON. We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off. Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera. But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan. She opened it, and read as follows:
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.”
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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 Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
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From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
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From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
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From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
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From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
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From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading She opened it, and read as follows:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
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From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
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From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
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From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
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From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading LA PETITE MAISON.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading LA PETITE MAISON.
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From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
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From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
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From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
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From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
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From this reading She opened it, and read as follows:
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From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
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From this reading LA PETITE MAISON.
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From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened it, and read as follows:
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From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
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From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
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From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left Madame de la Motte at M. Mesmer’s door, watching the queen’s carriage as it drove off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she went home; for she also intended to put on a domino, and indulge herself by going to the Opera.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan.
