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Chapter VII
As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman. “Who is on duty to-morrow, monsieur?” asked he. The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.” “What! still you?” “Always I, sire.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Who is on duty to-morrow, monsieur?” asked he.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading ““Who is on duty to-morrow, monsieur?” asked he.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What! still you?””
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From this reading “Always I, sire.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who is on duty to-morrow, monsieur?” asked he.
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From this reading The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.”
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From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
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From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
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From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “Who is on duty to-morrow, monsieur?” asked he.
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From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
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From this reading The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is on duty to-morrow, monsieur?” asked he.
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From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who is on duty to-morrow, monsieur?” asked he.
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From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Who is on duty to-morrow, monsieur?” asked he.
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From this reading The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What! still you?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
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From this reading “Who is on duty to-morrow, monsieur?” asked he.
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From this reading As soon as the king saw the officer enter, he dismissed his valet de chambre and his gentleman.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What! still you?”
which person or people
From this reading “Who is on duty to-morrow, monsieur?” asked he.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lieutenant bowed his head with military politeness, and replied, “I am, sire.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What! still you?”
