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Chapter XXII
A Jacobin orator. Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech. It seemed to be his turn now to become surly. He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction. And Tinville brooked popularity only for himself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And Tinville brooked popularity only for himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to be his turn now to become surly.”
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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 A Jacobin orator.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed to be his turn now to become surly.
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From this reading It seemed to be his turn now to become surly.
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From this reading And Tinville brooked popularity only for himself.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Tinville brooked popularity only for himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Tinville brooked popularity only for himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to be his turn now to become surly.
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From this reading Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to be his turn now to become surly.
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From this reading A Jacobin orator.
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From this reading Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
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From this reading It seemed to be his turn now to become surly.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
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From this reading And Tinville brooked popularity only for himself.
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From this reading A Jacobin orator.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
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From this reading And Tinville brooked popularity only for himself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to be his turn now to become surly.
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From this reading Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
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From this reading Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
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From this reading It seemed to be his turn now to become surly.
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From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
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From this reading Tinville alone had remained silent during Lenoir's impassioned speech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to be his turn now to become surly.
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From this reading It seemed to be his turn now to become surly.
which person or people
From this reading He sat picking his teeth, and staring moodily at the enthusiastic orator, who had so obviously diverted popular feeling in his own direction.
