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THE EFFECT OF HAPPY NEWS. Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by. Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match. Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action. By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.”
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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 Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
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From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
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From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
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From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
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From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
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From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
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From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
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From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
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From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
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From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
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From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF HAPPY NEWS.
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From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
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From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
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From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
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From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF HAPPY NEWS.
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From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
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From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
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From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
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From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
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From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EFFECT OF HAPPY NEWS.
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From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EFFECT OF HAPPY NEWS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Less set against the Billet family than Aunt 'Gelique, he congratulated Pitou on the match.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EFFECT OF HAPPY NEWS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
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From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
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From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
in or at the place that
From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
which person or people
From this reading Pitou had to tell his intended marriage to Mayor Longpre, who lived hard by.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By the way, as a pure Republican, Pitou was delighted to find that the Republic had done away with the publication of the banns and other ecclesiastical trammels which had always galled true lovers.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Pitou listened to his praise without seeing where he was doing very much of a noble action.
