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Chapter XIX
A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris. I have gone there as a tourist. I have drunk strange drinks at the Cafe de la Paix. I have sat upon the boulevards and ogled the obvious lady." "And my little guide?" she asked.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And my little guide?" she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And my little guide?" she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I have sat upon the boulevards and ogled the obvious lady."”
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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 A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
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From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
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From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have gone there as a tourist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And my little guide?" she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have drunk strange drinks at the Cafe de la Paix.
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From this reading I have sat upon the boulevards and ogled the obvious lady."
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From this reading I have drunk strange drinks at the Cafe de la Paix.
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From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have drunk strange drinks at the Cafe de la Paix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have drunk strange drinks at the Cafe de la Paix.
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From this reading I have drunk strange drinks at the Cafe de la Paix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
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From this reading I have gone there as a tourist.
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From this reading "And my little guide?" she asked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have drunk strange drinks at the Cafe de la Paix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have sat upon the boulevards and ogled the obvious lady."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And my little guide?" she asked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have sat upon the boulevards and ogled the obvious lady."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have sat upon the boulevards and ogled the obvious lady."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have drunk strange drinks at the Cafe de la Paix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have sat upon the boulevards and ogled the obvious lady."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And my little guide?" she asked.
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From this reading I have drunk strange drinks at the Cafe de la Paix.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have gone there as a tourist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A REPORT FROM PARIS "For the first time in my life," Deyes declared, accepting the cigarette and the easy-chair, "I have appreciated Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have gone there as a tourist.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have sat upon the boulevards and ogled the obvious lady."
