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Chapter XVIII
UNPLEASANT DISCOVERIES. It was the winter season at Pest. The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance. But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey. Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.”
every person
From this reading “The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.”
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From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading UNPLEASANT DISCOVERIES.
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From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
every person
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
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From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
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From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
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From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading UNPLEASANT DISCOVERIES.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
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From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
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From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
