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Chapter XXIX
“But he is dead,” said Gudin, “dead! He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me. If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.” “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.” The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But he is dead,” said Gudin, “dead!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.””
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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 “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.
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From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
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From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But he is dead,” said Gudin, “dead!
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From this reading He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he is dead,” said Gudin, “dead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But he is dead,” said Gudin, “dead!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But he is dead,” said Gudin, “dead!
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From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But he is dead,” said Gudin, “dead!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.
above and across; more than
From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But he is dead,” said Gudin, “dead!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was my only relation, and though he cursed me, still he loved me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The division over, the men of Fougeres rejoined the little battalion of the Blues on their way to the town.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
which person or people
From this reading “What a fool Gudin is,” said one of the men who had stayed behind to share the spoils; “his uncle was rich, and he hasn’t had time to make a will and disinherit him.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the king returns, the neighborhood will want my head, and my poor uncle would have saved it.”
