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Chapter VII
"And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?" "Yes," he laughed. "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making. But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon? She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
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later than; following
From this reading “"I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"”
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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 "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
later than; following
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
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From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
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From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
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From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
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From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
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From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
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From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
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From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
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From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
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From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he laughed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
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From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
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From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
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From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
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From this reading "Yes," he laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
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From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
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From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
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From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
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From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
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From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
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From this reading "I'm feeling a little bit seedy after all the merry-making.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
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From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was often a guest of the Countess de Foville at the chateau."
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From this reading But, by the way, you knew my cousin, Julie Montbazon?
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From this reading "Yes," he laughed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now you have the usual attack of liver, I suppose?"
