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When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought. He had gained much information, but not enough. Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table. This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne. He called it using his advantages.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.”
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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 Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table.
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From this reading He called it using his advantages.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table.
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From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
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From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
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From this reading He called it using his advantages.
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From this reading Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table.
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From this reading Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table.
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From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
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From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
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From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He called it using his advantages.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
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From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He called it using his advantages.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
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From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
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From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
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From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
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From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
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From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
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From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
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From this reading He called it using his advantages.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
at the time that
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
