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Chapter XXXV
FATHER AND SON. The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings. Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence. With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear. In his expectation he snapped at any branch.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.”
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From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND SON.
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From this reading In his expectation he snapped at any branch.
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From this reading With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
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From this reading In his expectation he snapped at any branch.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading In his expectation he snapped at any branch.
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From this reading FATHER AND SON.
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From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.
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From this reading With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his expectation he snapped at any branch.
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From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
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From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.
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From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
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From this reading With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.
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From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
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From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
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From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading In his expectation he snapped at any branch.
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From this reading FATHER AND SON.
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From this reading With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.
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From this reading With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The knight of Redcastle knew he should find his father at their Paris Lodgings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
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From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.
at the time that
From this reading With frightful spells of swearing, he was pacing the little garden when he saw his son appear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since his rupture with Richelieu, he found life insupportable at Versailles and he tried to conquer torpor by agitation, and by change of residence.
