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Chapter VII
"Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux. We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him: "'I am going away; you are staying. Take up my ideas and develop them.' "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take up my ideas and develop 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 "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "'I am going away; you are staying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'I am going away; you are staying.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
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From this reading "'I am going away; you are staying.
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From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
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From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
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From this reading Take up my ideas and develop them.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
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From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading "'I am going away; you are staying.
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From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
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From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading Take up my ideas and develop them.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
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From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I am going away; you are staying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take up my ideas and develop them.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Take up my ideas and develop them.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
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From this reading Take up my ideas and develop them.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We talked as men do whom misfortune has joined in brotherhood, and I said to him:
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From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
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From this reading "'I cannot!' said he, with bitter regret: 'my feeble health cannot stand so much work, and I shall die young of my struggle with penury.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'I am going away; you are staying.
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From this reading "Yesterday evening I sat eating bread and grapes in front of my window with a young doctor named Meyraux.
