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Chapter XVII
MARIUS IS ASTONISHED. In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations. Marius by the side of Courfeyrac breathed freely, a great novelty for him. Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary. There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.”
very surprised
From this reading “MARIUS IS ASTONISHED.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marius by the side of Courfeyrac breathed freely, a great novelty for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.”
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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 In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
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From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
very surprised
From this reading MARIUS IS ASTONISHED.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
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From this reading Marius by the side of Courfeyrac breathed freely, a great novelty for him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marius by the side of Courfeyrac breathed freely, a great novelty for him.
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From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
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From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
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From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
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From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
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From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
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From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
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From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
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From this reading Marius by the side of Courfeyrac breathed freely, a great novelty for him.
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From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marius by the side of Courfeyrac breathed freely, a great novelty for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marius by the side of Courfeyrac breathed freely, a great novelty for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARIUS IS ASTONISHED.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
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From this reading MARIUS IS ASTONISHED.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
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From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
not any; not one
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
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From this reading Marius by the side of Courfeyrac breathed freely, a great novelty for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
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From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marius by the side of Courfeyrac breathed freely, a great novelty for him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
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From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
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From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
belonging to which person
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Courfeyrac asked him no questions, and did not even think of doing so, for at that age faces tell everything at once, and words are unnecessary.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are some young men of whose countenances you may say that they gossip,--you look at them and know them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few days Marius was a friend of Courfeyrac, for youth is the season of prompt weldings and rapid cicatrizations.
