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Chapter XVII
THE FEUD. The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower. More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first. "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me. I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
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From this reading "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.
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From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
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From this reading I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
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From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
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From this reading THE FEUD.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
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From this reading "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first.
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From this reading More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
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From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.
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From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
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From this reading More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first.
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From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
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From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
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From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
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From this reading "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
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From this reading "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.
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From this reading More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FEUD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.
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From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
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From this reading I am waiting for him to be good enough to do so."
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From this reading "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first.
which person or people
From this reading More than that, it was the latter who spoke the first.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The count does me the honor to say he wants to speak with me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The two men, on facing each other, looked without the nobleman making the plebeian cower.
