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Chapter XII
The next day, he saw her at the Opera. She was still wearing the plain gold ring. She was gentle and kind to him. She talked to him of the plans which he was forming, of his future, of his career. He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day, he saw her at the Opera.”
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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 He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was gentle and kind to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next day, he saw her at the Opera.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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From this reading She talked to him of the plans which he was forming, of his future, of his career.
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From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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From this reading The next day, he saw her at the Opera.
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From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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From this reading She talked to him of the plans which he was forming, of his future, of his career.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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From this reading She talked to him of the plans which he was forming, of his future, of his career.
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From this reading She was gentle and kind to him.
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From this reading She was still wearing the plain gold ring.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day, he saw her at the Opera.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day, he saw her at the Opera.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was gentle and kind to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She talked to him of the plans which he was forming, of his future, of his career.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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From this reading She was gentle and kind to him.
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From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, he saw her at the Opera.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She talked to him of the plans which he was forming, of his future, of his career.
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From this reading The next day, he saw her at the Opera.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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From this reading She was still wearing the plain gold ring.
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From this reading She talked to him of the plans which he was forming, of his future, of his career.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
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From this reading She was still wearing the plain gold ring.
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From this reading The next day, he saw her at the Opera.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still wearing the plain gold ring.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still wearing the plain gold ring.
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From this reading She talked to him of the plans which he was forming, of his future, of his career.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, he saw her at the Opera.
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From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was gentle and kind to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was still wearing the plain gold ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still wearing the plain gold ring.
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From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She talked to him of the plans which he was forming, of his future, of his career.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He told her that the date of the Polar expedition had been put forward and that he would leave France in three weeks, or a month at latest.
