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Chapter XVII
“I’m not very sure I know English!” “You should go to Boston!” said our companion. “They speak splendidly in Boston.” “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me. “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’m not very sure I know English!””
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They speak splendidly in Boston.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’m not very sure I know English!””
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From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
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From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
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From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
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From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
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From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
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From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
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From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
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From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
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From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
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From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They speak splendidly in Boston.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
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From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
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From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
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From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
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From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
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From this reading “They speak splendidly in Boston.”
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From this reading “They speak splendidly in Boston.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “C’est mon rêve,” said Aurora, still looking at me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you been all over Europe,” I asked—“in all the different countries?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They speak splendidly in Boston.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
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From this reading “I’m not very sure I know English!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You should go to Boston!” said our companion.
