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Chapter XIII
“I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary. “No human power can get that house away from me. Cardot says so.” The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says. The notary is nearer to them than any other ministerial officer.
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later than; following
From this reading ““I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.”
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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 “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
later than; following
From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
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From this reading The notary is nearer to them than any other ministerial officer.
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From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
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From this reading “No human power can get that house away from me.
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From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No human power can get that house away from me.
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From this reading Cardot says so.”
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From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “No human power can get that house away from me.
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From this reading “No human power can get that house away from me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
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From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
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From this reading “No human power can get that house away from me.
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From this reading “No human power can get that house away from me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The notary is nearer to them than any other ministerial officer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No human power can get that house away from me.
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From this reading The notary is nearer to them than any other ministerial officer.
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From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
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From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
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From this reading The notary is nearer to them than any other ministerial officer.
not any; not one
From this reading “No human power can get that house away from me.
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From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
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From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
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From this reading The notary is nearer to them than any other ministerial officer.
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From this reading The notary is nearer to them than any other ministerial officer.
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From this reading “No human power can get that house away from me.
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From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
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From this reading Cardot says so.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Cardot says so.”
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From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No human power can get that house away from me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
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From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The notary is nearer to them than any other ministerial officer.
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From this reading “I am a non-dispossessable property-owner!” cried Thuillier, coming home after visiting his notary.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The bourgeoisie think much more of what their notary tells them than of what their attorney says.
