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Chapter XXIV
MADELEINE. He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted. That was all that could be said of him. Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade. Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.”
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “That was all that could be said of him.”
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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 He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
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From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
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From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
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From this reading That was all that could be said of him.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That was all that could be said of him.
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From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
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From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That was all that could be said of him.
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From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
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From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was all that could be said of him.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
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From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
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From this reading MADELEINE.
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From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
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From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
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From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
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From this reading That was all that could be said of him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
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From this reading Spain, which consumes an immense amount of jet, gave large orders for it annually, and in this trade M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
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From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all that could be said of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
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From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of this trade which he had so admirably remodelled, M. sur M. had become a place of considerable trade.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a man of about fifty, with a preoccupied air, and he was good-hearted.
