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Chapter VIII
ANOTHER BLOW. As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning. At that hour everybody had risen. On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention. A crowd was round him in a few steps.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER BLOW.”
every person
From this reading “As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.”
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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 A crowd was round him in a few steps.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER BLOW.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading ANOTHER BLOW.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
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From this reading A crowd was round him in a few steps.
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From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
every person
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading A crowd was round him in a few steps.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At that hour everybody had risen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A crowd was round him in a few steps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading At that hour everybody had risen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading At that hour everybody had risen.
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From this reading A crowd was round him in a few steps.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading A crowd was round him in a few steps.
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From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
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From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that hour everybody had risen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
up to a particular time
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
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From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
in or at the place that
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
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From this reading On leaving the Dolphin Tavern, he noticed that his sword and casque won universal attention.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As everybody in his village would be abed by ten o’clock, Pitou was glad to find accommodation at the inn, where he slept till seven in the morning.
