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Chapter IV
“Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans? To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack. They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty. God’s thunder! I don’t understand that sort of speculation.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.”
one or the other of two
From this reading ““Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “God’s thunder!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t understand that sort of speculation.”
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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 To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
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From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
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From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
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From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
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From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
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From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
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From this reading I don’t understand that sort of speculation.
one or the other of two
From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
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From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
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From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
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From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
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From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
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From this reading God’s thunder!
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From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
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From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
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From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
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From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
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From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
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From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
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From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
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From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
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From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
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From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
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From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
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From this reading I don’t understand that sort of speculation.
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From this reading I don’t understand that sort of speculation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading God’s thunder!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
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From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t understand that sort of speculation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
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From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To them, fighting is a matter of business, and I can’t see what they expected to gain by this attack.
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From this reading They have lost at least a hundred men, and we”--he added, screwing up his right cheek and winking by way of a smile, “have lost only sixty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can either of you,” he said to his two friends, “guess the motives of that attack of the Chouans?
