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Chapter XXVI
WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH. Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion. The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book. Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things. He broke stones and plundered travellers on the highway.
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later than; following
From this reading “Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.”
stole goods or valuables by force after an attack
From this reading “He broke stones and plundered travellers on the highway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.”
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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 Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
later than; following
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
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From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
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From this reading He broke stones and plundered travellers on the highway.
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From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
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From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
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From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He broke stones and plundered travellers on the highway.
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From this reading He broke stones and plundered travellers on the highway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
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From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
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From this reading WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH.
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From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
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From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He broke stones and plundered travellers on the highway.
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From this reading WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH.
stole goods or valuables by force after an attack
From this reading He broke stones and plundered travellers on the highway.
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From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
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From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
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From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
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From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
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From this reading He broke stones and plundered travellers on the highway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH.
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From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
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From this reading He broke stones and plundered travellers on the highway.
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From this reading WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH.
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From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
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From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some time after the events which we have just recorded, the Sieur Boulatruelle had a lively emotion.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Sieur Boulatruelle is the road-mender of Montfermeil of whom we have already caught a glimpse in the dark portions of this book.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Boulatruelle, it will possibly be remembered, was a man occupied with troubled and various things.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH.
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From this reading WHERE WE AGAIN MEET THE TREE WITH THE ZINC PATCH.
