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Chapter XXI
WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON. "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day. "Yes; is there anything wonderful in that? Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?" "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
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any thing at all
From this reading “"Yes; is there anything wonderful in that?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.”
during the time that
From this reading “WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes; is there anything wonderful in that?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
any thing at all
From this reading "Yes; is there anything wonderful in that?
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From this reading Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?"
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From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
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From this reading Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
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From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes; is there anything wonderful in that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes; is there anything wonderful in that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; is there anything wonderful in that?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
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From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
during the time that
From this reading WHAT PASSED IN THE RUE DU BAC WHILE WAITING FOR GASTON.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Have I not an appointment at noon with the chevalier?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes; is there anything wonderful in that?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But I thought the order you signed would have put an end to these conferences."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; is there anything wonderful in that?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What, monseigneur, you here!" cried Dubois, entering the room of the house in the Rue du Bac, and finding the regent seated in the same place as on the previous day.
