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Chapter IX
HOW A BROTHER BECOMES A FATHER. There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand. One might be seven, the other five, years of age. As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds. The younger said, "I am very hungry."
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “One might be seven, the other five, years of age.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One might be seven, the other five, years of age.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.”
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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 HOW A BROTHER BECOMES A FATHER.
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From this reading One might be seven, the other five, years of age.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The younger said, "I am very hungry."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
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From this reading HOW A BROTHER BECOMES A FATHER.
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From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
the two together, not just one
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
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From this reading HOW A BROTHER BECOMES A FATHER.
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From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
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From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
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From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
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From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
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From this reading HOW A BROTHER BECOMES A FATHER.
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From this reading One might be seven, the other five, years of age.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
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From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
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From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
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From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
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From this reading HOW A BROTHER BECOMES A FATHER.
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From this reading The younger said, "I am very hungry."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The younger said, "I am very hungry."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
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From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might be seven, the other five, years of age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might be seven, the other five, years of age.
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From this reading One might be seven, the other five, years of age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The younger said, "I am very hungry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One might be seven, the other five, years of age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were at this very moment in the Luxembourg garden--for the eye of the drama must be everywhere present--two lads holding each other's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One might be seven, the other five, years of age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were wet through with the rain they walked along sunshiny paths; the elder led the younger, both were in rags and pale, and they looked like wild birds.
