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Chapter XVIII
HOMEWARD. On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea. "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes. "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home." "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
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later than; following
From this reading “"Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “"We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."”
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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 "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
later than; following
From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
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From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
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From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
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From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
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From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
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From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
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From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
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From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
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From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
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From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
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From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
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From this reading HOMEWARD.
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From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
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From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
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From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
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From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
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From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
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From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
not any; not one
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
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From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
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From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Cliffs at Havre.--Stories of French Authors.--Again on the Sea.
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From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
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From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Only three days more remain to us in France," said Master Lewis, after spending two days in Nantes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
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From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will now return to Paris by rail, stopping a few hours in Orleans, and from Paris will go directly to Havre, whence we will take the steamer for home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seems to me," said Wyllys Wynn, "that, after what we have seen, I shall like no reading so well as history."
