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Chapter XII
That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea. Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?" "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come." "You made him thoroughly understand that I expected the baron to-day?" "Certainly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You made him thoroughly understand that I expected the baron to-day?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"”
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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 Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
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From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
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From this reading "You made him thoroughly understand that I expected the baron to-day?"
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From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
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From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
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From this reading "Certainly.
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
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From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
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From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
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From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
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From this reading "You made him thoroughly understand that I expected the baron to-day?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
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From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
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From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You made him thoroughly understand that I expected the baron to-day?"
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From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
not any; not one
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
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From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
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From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
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From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
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From this reading "You made him thoroughly understand that I expected the baron to-day?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
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From this reading "You made him thoroughly understand that I expected the baron to-day?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You made him thoroughly understand that I expected the baron to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That day, Bouthemont was the first to arrive at Madame Desforges's four o'clock tea.
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
at the time that
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
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From this reading Waiting alone in her large Louis XVI. drawing-room, the brasses and brocatel of which shone with a clear gaiety, she rose with an air of impatience, saying, "Well?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
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From this reading "Well," replied the young man, "when I told him that I should no doubt call on you he formally promised me to come."
