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Chapter XI
'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées. 'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.' He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor. It was a lovely day; a bright, sunny January noontide. Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.”
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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 It was a lovely day; a bright, sunny January noontide.
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From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
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From this reading 'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.'
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From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.'
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From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
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From this reading It was a lovely day; a bright, sunny January noontide.
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From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely day; a bright, sunny January noontide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
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From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
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From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
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From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
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From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely day; a bright, sunny January noontide.
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From this reading It was a lovely day; a bright, sunny January noontide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely day; a bright, sunny January noontide.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.'
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From this reading It was a lovely day; a bright, sunny January noontide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
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From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gilquin appeared to have removed from the Passage Guttin, for his card bore the address Rue Guisarde, Faubourg Saint-Germain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely day; a bright, sunny January noontide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well, at any rate I shall satisfy myself.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was on foot, as he wished to carry out the directions of his doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Élysées.
