Chapter IV
Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel. A knock is heard at the door. Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch. "Ah," he says, "it is just six. Entrez, Messieurs."
Chapter IV
Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel. A knock is heard at the door. Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch. "Ah," he says, "it is just six. Entrez, Messieurs."
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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 A knock is heard at the door.
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From this reading "Ah," he says, "it is just six.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A knock is heard at the door.
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From this reading Entrez, Messieurs."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah," he says, "it is just six.
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From this reading A knock is heard at the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.
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From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A knock is heard at the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.
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From this reading "Ah," he says, "it is just six.
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From this reading A knock is heard at the door.
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From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.
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From this reading Entrez, Messieurs."
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From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.
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From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.
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From this reading "Ah," he says, "it is just six.
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From this reading "Ah," he says, "it is just six.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.
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From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.
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From this reading Tictocq's room in the Avenue Hotel.
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From this reading Tictocq opens it and looks at his watch.