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Chapter XV
"The Belfry's still there," I said. "It always was." She said it a little sternly. But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it. We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She said it a little sternly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The Belfry's still there," I said.”
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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 She said it a little sternly.
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From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
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From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
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From this reading "It always was."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
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From this reading "The Belfry's still there," I said.
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From this reading We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
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From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
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From this reading We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
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From this reading We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The Belfry's still there," I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It always was."
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From this reading We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said it a little sternly.
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From this reading We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
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From this reading "The Belfry's still there," I said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said it a little sternly.
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From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
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From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
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From this reading We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
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From this reading She said it a little sternly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Belfry's still there," I said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Belfry's still there," I said.
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From this reading "The Belfry's still there," I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she had smiled at the allusion, all the same--the smile that had never been denied to it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It always was."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We stayed an hour in Bruges and lunched there in Jimmy's hotel.
