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Chapter VII
She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem. “Yes, I can see you’re not _le premier venu_. Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?” “I’m just a bookbinder.” “That must be delightful.
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““That must be delightful.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?””
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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 Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
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From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That must be delightful.
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From this reading “I’m just a bookbinder.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Yes, I can see you’re not _le premier venu_.
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From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
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From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
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From this reading “That must be delightful.
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From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I can see you’re not _le premier venu_.
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From this reading “I’m just a bookbinder.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
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From this reading “I’m just a bookbinder.”
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From this reading “Yes, I can see you’re not _le premier venu_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That must be delightful.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes, I can see you’re not _le premier venu_.
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From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
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From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
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From this reading “Yes, I can see you’re not _le premier venu_.
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From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
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From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
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From this reading “Yes, I can see you’re not _le premier venu_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
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From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
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From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That must be delightful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She considered him as if he had proposed to her some attaching problem.
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From this reading “Yes, I can see you’re not _le premier venu_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
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From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
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From this reading “Yes, I can see you’re not _le premier venu_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
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From this reading “Yes, I can see you’re not _le premier venu_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Now your friend, of whom you were speaking, is a chemist; and you yourself—what’s your occupation?”
