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Chapter XI
XXVIII. IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN. The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door. The aspect of the table was literally formidable. In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.”
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.”
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading “In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.”
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading “The aspect of the table was literally formidable.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.”
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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 IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
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From this reading The aspect of the table was literally formidable.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
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From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
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From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
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From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
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From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
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From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
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From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading The aspect of the table was literally formidable.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
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From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
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From this reading The aspect of the table was literally formidable.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
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From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
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From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
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From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
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From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
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From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
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From this reading The aspect of the table was literally formidable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
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From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
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From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
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From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
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From this reading In the centre rose, like an ancient citadel commanding a town, an enormous pasty of boar's meat and venison.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The aspect of the table was literally formidable.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE MARQUIS DE SOUDAY BITTERLY REGRETS THAT PETIT-PIERRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
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From this reading XXVIII.
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From this reading The two young men, whom the Marquis de Souday pushed before him, stopped on the threshold of the dining-room door.
