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Chapter XXII
At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand. “You have not read it through! What does this mean? Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked. “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have not read it through!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You have not read it through!”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.
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From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does this mean?
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From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
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From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
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From this reading Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.
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From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
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From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have not read it through!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You have not read it through!
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From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What does this mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You have not read it through!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.
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From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have not read it through!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this exclamation, Father Goriot looked at the student, and saw the crumpled letter still in his hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You have not read it through!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you going to be like the rest of them?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does this mean?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Madame, I shall never marry Mlle. Victorine,” said Eugene, turning to Mme. Vauquer with an expression of terror and loathing that surprised the onlookers at this scene.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have not read it through!
