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Chapter V
Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him. “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me. And yet, is that believable? What interest could lead her to deceive me? Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What interest could lead her to deceive me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet, is that believable?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
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From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading And yet, is that believable?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
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From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
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From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet, is that believable?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
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From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
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From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
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From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
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From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
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From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
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From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
at the time that
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, is that believable?
