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Chapter XXVI
A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it. What shall we do?” “The opera,” replied Rénee instantly. “Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him. It was Samson and Delila.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The opera,” replied Rénee instantly.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “What shall we do?””
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him.”
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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 LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him.
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From this reading “Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Samson and Delila.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall we do?”
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From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
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From this reading “The opera,” replied Rénee instantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him.
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From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The opera,” replied Rénee instantly.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The opera,” replied Rénee instantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The opera,” replied Rénee instantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Samson and Delila.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall we do?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The opera,” replied Rénee instantly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me see what it is,” and she took the paper away from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Samson and Delila.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER “Since this is our last night in Paris,” said Selden, looking up from his paper, “we ought to celebrate it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall we do?”
