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Chapter VIII
THE BILLET. The other two municipal guards came up hastily. A detachment of the post accompanied them. The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber. "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
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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 detachment of the post accompanied them.
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From this reading A detachment of the post accompanied them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber.
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From this reading THE BILLET.
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From this reading The other two municipal guards came up hastily.
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From this reading The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber.
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From this reading A detachment of the post accompanied them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
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From this reading The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber.
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From this reading The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber.
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From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber.
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From this reading The other two municipal guards came up hastily.
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From this reading The other two municipal guards came up hastily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
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From this reading The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber.
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From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
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From this reading The other two municipal guards came up hastily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A detachment of the post accompanied them.
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From this reading The other two municipal guards came up hastily.
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From this reading A detachment of the post accompanied them.
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From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
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From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
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From this reading The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber.
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From this reading The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber.
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From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BILLET.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A detachment of the post accompanied them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
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From this reading The other two municipal guards came up hastily.
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From this reading The other two municipal guards came up hastily.
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From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doors were shut, and two sentinels intercepted the egress from each chamber.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
at the time that
From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you want, sir?" said the queen to Maurice when he entered.
