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Chapter VIII
“Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne! My husband does spik Frainch wiss ze pensionnaires. We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress. “Veux tu!” she cried, with a slap, “veux tu! Oh! le vilain, oh! le vilain!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Veux tu!” she cried, with a slap, “veux tu!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!”
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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 We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
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From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
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From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
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From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Veux tu!” she cried, with a slap, “veux tu!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My husband does spik Frainch wiss ze pensionnaires.
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From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
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From this reading My husband does spik Frainch wiss ze pensionnaires.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
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From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
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From this reading Oh! le vilain, oh! le vilain!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My husband does spik Frainch wiss ze pensionnaires.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! le vilain, oh! le vilain!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My husband does spik Frainch wiss ze pensionnaires.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Veux tu!” she cried, with a slap, “veux tu!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Veux tu!” she cried, with a slap, “veux tu!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Veux tu!” she cried, with a slap, “veux tu!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Veux tu!” she cried, with a slap, “veux tu!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! le vilain, oh! le vilain!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
which person or people
From this reading We have at ze moment a family Americaine who learn of my husband Frainch—” Here the poodle growled at Dr. Byram and was promptly cuffed by his mistress.
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From this reading My husband does spik Frainch wiss ze pensionnaires.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Veux tu!” she cried, with a slap, “veux tu!
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From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, yess, I know, ah! mon Dieu! you do not spik Frainch but you have come to lairne!
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From this reading My husband does spik Frainch wiss ze pensionnaires.
