Chapter XXI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am interested in it,--but who is not?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

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From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I am interested in it,--but who is not?

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading ‘Yes, corporal, I have.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I am interested in it,--but who is not?

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From this reading I am interested in it,--but who is not?

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I am interested in it,--but who is not?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I am interested in it,--but who is not?

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From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

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From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I am interested in it,--but who is not?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

went away to a private place

From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

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From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

which person or people

From this reading I am interested in it,--but who is not?

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From this reading Madeleine and her mother retired to the window, and beckoned Gabrielle to join them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The corporal and the colporteur lit their pipes, and Klaus with his knife began to cut a head out of a bit of box-wood he extracted from his pocket.

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From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.

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From this reading ‘Yes, corporal, I have.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ‘So, Master Percenez, you have come to witness the great struggle?’ said the soldier, fixing his blue eyes on the little man.