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Chapter XXXVI
DECEMBER THE FIFTEENTH. In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s. The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night. “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading. “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.””
later than; following
From this reading “In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.””
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.”
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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 the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
later than; following
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
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From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
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From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
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From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
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From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
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From this reading DECEMBER THE FIFTEENTH.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
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From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
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From this reading DECEMBER THE FIFTEENTH.
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From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
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From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
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From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
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From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
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From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, it is our bridegroom,” he said, laying aside the book he had opened but was not reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, my lord,” replied Gilbert, “I have been sent about my business.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DECEMBER THE FIFTEENTH.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The count was lounging on a sofa as though he, too, had not slept during the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning after a sleepless night, Gilbert went to Count Fenix’s.
