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Chapter VI
That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers. Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing. He was grave, and felt irritated with himself. Why had he missed fire with Valérie, a woman so well connected? And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He was grave, and felt irritated with himself.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why had he missed fire with Valérie, a woman so well connected?”
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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 That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?
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From this reading That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
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From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
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From this reading That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
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From this reading That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
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From this reading He was grave, and felt irritated with himself.
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From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
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From this reading Why had he missed fire with Valérie, a woman so well connected?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
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From this reading He was grave, and felt irritated with himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was grave, and felt irritated with himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was grave, and felt irritated with himself.
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From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
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From this reading He was grave, and felt irritated with himself.
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From this reading And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?
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From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
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From this reading Why had he missed fire with Valérie, a woman so well connected?
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From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?
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From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
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From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?
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From this reading That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
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From this reading And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?
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From this reading And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why had he missed fire with Valérie, a woman so well connected?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
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From this reading That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Berthe Josserand, ought he not to have reflected before refusing her?
in the direction of
From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
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From this reading Why had he missed fire with Valérie, a woman so well connected?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening, there was a reception and concert at the Duveyriers.
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From this reading Why had he missed fire with Valérie, a woman so well connected?
which person or people
From this reading Towards nine o’clock, Octave, who had been invited for the first time, was just finishing dressing.
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From this reading Why had he missed fire with Valérie, a woman so well connected?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was grave, and felt irritated with himself.
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From this reading Why had he missed fire with Valérie, a woman so well connected?
