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Chapter XV
THE STATEMENT CONCLUDED. "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself. 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again. What motive was at the bottom of his persistence? When and how would he attempt to force his presence on me?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.”
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.”
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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 "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
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From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
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From this reading When and how would he attempt to force his presence on me?
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From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
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From this reading What motive was at the bottom of his persistence?
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From this reading THE STATEMENT CONCLUDED.
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From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
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From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
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From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
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From this reading When and how would he attempt to force his presence on me?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
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From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What motive was at the bottom of his persistence?
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From this reading When and how would he attempt to force his presence on me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
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From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When and how would he attempt to force his presence on me?
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From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
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From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
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From this reading What motive was at the bottom of his persistence?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
not any; not one
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
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From this reading What motive was at the bottom of his persistence?
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From this reading When and how would he attempt to force his presence on me?
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From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
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From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
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From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
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From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
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From this reading THE STATEMENT CONCLUDED.
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From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STATEMENT CONCLUDED.
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From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
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From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What motive was at the bottom of his persistence?
at the time that
From this reading When and how would he attempt to force his presence on me?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "For the next few days there was an uneasy feeling at my heart, a sense of impending misfortune, of which I could not rid myself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'It is _au revoir_,' he had said, and that despite my telling him that on no account would I consent to meet him again.
