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Chapter VII
One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card. It was that of young M. de Bellegarde. When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet. M. de Bellegarde’s face, it seemed to Newman, expressed a sense of lively entertainment. “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.”
later than; following
From this reading “One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “M. de Bellegarde’s face, it seemed to Newman, expressed a sense of lively entertainment.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.”
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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 One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
later than; following
From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
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From this reading It was that of young M. de Bellegarde.
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From this reading M. de Bellegarde’s face, it seemed to Newman, expressed a sense of lively entertainment.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
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From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
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From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
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From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
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From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
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From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
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From this reading “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
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From this reading M. de Bellegarde’s face, it seemed to Newman, expressed a sense of lively entertainment.
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From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
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From this reading M. de Bellegarde’s face, it seemed to Newman, expressed a sense of lively entertainment.
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From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
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From this reading M. de Bellegarde’s face, it seemed to Newman, expressed a sense of lively entertainment.
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From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
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From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
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From this reading “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was that of young M. de Bellegarde.
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From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
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From this reading M. de Bellegarde’s face, it seemed to Newman, expressed a sense of lively entertainment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was that of young M. de Bellegarde.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. de Bellegarde’s face, it seemed to Newman, expressed a sense of lively entertainment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was that of young M. de Bellegarde.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. de Bellegarde’s face, it seemed to Newman, expressed a sense of lively entertainment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. de Bellegarde’s face, it seemed to Newman, expressed a sense of lively entertainment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was that of young M. de Bellegarde.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
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From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
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From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
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From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was that of young M. de Bellegarde.
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From this reading One evening very late, about a week after his visit to Madame de Cintré, Newman’s servant brought him a card.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What the devil is he laughing at now?” our hero asked himself.
at the time that
From this reading When, a few moments later, he went to receive his visitor, he found him standing in the middle of his great gilded parlor and eying it from cornice to carpet.
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From this reading It was that of young M. de Bellegarde.
