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Chapter II
HE IS AGREEABLE. At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre. On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_. Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold. The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.”
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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 At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
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From this reading HE IS AGREEABLE.
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From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
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From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
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From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.
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From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
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From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
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From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
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From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
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From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
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From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE IS AGREEABLE.
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From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
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From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HE IS AGREEABLE.
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From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
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From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
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From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
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From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
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From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The titi is to the gamin as the butterfly to the chrysalis,--the same being, but now flying and hovering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
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From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
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From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
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From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
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From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
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From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
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From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theatres are like overturned vessels, which have their hold in the air, and the titis congregate in the hold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On crossing this magical threshold he becomes transfigured; he was a gamin, and he becomes the _titi_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At night, thanks to a few half-pence which he always contrives to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
