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Chapter VI
In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace. "Don't you love your own Felicie? Tell me! Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers? Mamma pastes all my notices in her album.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell 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 In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
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From this reading Mamma pastes all my notices in her album.
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From this reading Mamma pastes all my notices in her album.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
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From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
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From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
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From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
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From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
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From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you love your own Felicie?
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From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
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From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
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From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you love your own Felicie?
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From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
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From this reading Mamma pastes all my notices in her album.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mamma pastes all my notices in her album.
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From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
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From this reading Mamma pastes all my notices in her album.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you love your own Felicie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mamma pastes all my notices in her album.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
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From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the cab, beyond the fortifications, which were skirted by the deserted boulevard, Felicie and Robert held one another in a close embrace.
which person or people
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doesn't it flatter your vanity to possess a little woman who makes people cheer and clap her, who is written about in the newspapers?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you love your own Felicie?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you love your own Felicie?
