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Chapter III
But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come." "But the horses, Monsieur le Baron?" "Oh! they will be all right, we are here." A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish. But an unexpected meeting gave them momentary occupation.
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later than; following
From this reading “But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! they will be all right, we are here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! they will be all right, we are here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.”
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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 But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
later than; following
From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
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From this reading "Oh! they will be all right, we are here."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But an unexpected meeting gave them momentary occupation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh! they will be all right, we are here."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh! they will be all right, we are here."
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From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
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From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
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From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
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From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
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From this reading But an unexpected meeting gave them momentary occupation.
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! they will be all right, we are here."
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From this reading "But the horses, Monsieur le Baron?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
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From this reading "But the horses, Monsieur le Baron?"
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
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From this reading But an unexpected meeting gave them momentary occupation.
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From this reading But an unexpected meeting gave them momentary occupation.
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From this reading "But the horses, Monsieur le Baron?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
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From this reading But an unexpected meeting gave them momentary occupation.
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From this reading "Oh! they will be all right, we are here."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! they will be all right, we are here."
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But an unexpected meeting gave them momentary occupation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! they will be all right, we are here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
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From this reading But an unexpected meeting gave them momentary occupation.
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From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh! they will be all right, we are here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
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From this reading But after a time the Baron grew impatient, and said to the coachman: "Jules, go and see why madame doesn't come."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh! they will be all right, we are here."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
