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Chapter XVIII
Months passed by, and spring had come again. At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin. Matters, however, were not so far advanced. Octave was again in his old place at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” the business of which developed daily. Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Months passed by, and spring had come again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Months passed by, and spring had come again.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Matters, however, were not so far advanced.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Months passed by, and spring had come again.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.”
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From this reading Matters, however, were not so far advanced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Months passed by, and spring had come again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Months passed by, and spring had come again.
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From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
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From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
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From this reading Octave was again in his old place at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” the business of which developed daily.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Months passed by, and spring had come again.
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From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Months passed by, and spring had come again.
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From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
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From this reading Octave was again in his old place at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” the business of which developed daily.
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From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
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From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
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From this reading Octave was again in his old place at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” the business of which developed daily.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
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From this reading Matters, however, were not so far advanced.
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From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Months passed by, and spring had come again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Octave was again in his old place at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” the business of which developed daily.
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From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Matters, however, were not so far advanced.
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From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
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From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
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From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
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From this reading Octave was again in his old place at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” the business of which developed daily.
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From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
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From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
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From this reading Matters, however, were not so far advanced.
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From this reading Months passed by, and spring had come again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Matters, however, were not so far advanced.
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From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
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From this reading Octave was again in his old place at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” the business of which developed daily.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
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From this reading Octave was again in his old place at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” the business of which developed daily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Months passed by, and spring had come again.
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From this reading Octave was again in his old place at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” the business of which developed daily.
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From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
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From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Matters, however, were not so far advanced.
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From this reading Months passed by, and spring had come again.
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From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
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From this reading Since her husband’s death, Madame Hédouin was unable to attend properly to the incessantly growing concern by herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the house in the Rue de Choiseul, every one was talking of the approaching marriage of Octave and Madame Hédouin.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Matters, however, were not so far advanced.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Octave was again in his old place at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” the business of which developed daily.
