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Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters. It is decided; he will buy the little café. But for some months he will not run it himself. He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it. "Do you understand?" he says to me.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But for some months he will not run it himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is decided; he will buy the little café.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you understand?" he says to me.”
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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 He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it.
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From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for some months he will not run it himself.
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From this reading It is decided; he will buy the little café.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
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From this reading It is decided; he will buy the little café.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is decided; he will buy the little café.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you understand?" he says to me.
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From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
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From this reading He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But for some months he will not run it himself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is decided; he will buy the little café.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is decided; he will buy the little café.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you understand?" he says to me.
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From this reading But for some months he will not run it himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But for some months he will not run it himself.
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From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it.
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From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But for some months he will not run it himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you understand?" he says to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But for some months he will not run it himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is decided; he will buy the little café.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph has obtained from Madame six days' leave of absence, and to-morrow he is to start for Cherbourg, pretending to be called by family matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you understand?" he says to me.
which person or people
From this reading He has some one there, a trusted friend, who is to take charge of it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is decided; he will buy the little café.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you understand?" he says to me.
