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Chapter I
AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT ARNOT, M.A. VOLUME I. [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents. Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant. Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.”
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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 AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT ARNOT, M.A.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT ARNOT, M.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT ARNOT, M.A.
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From this reading AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT ARNOT, M.A.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT ARNOT, M.A.
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From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
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From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
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From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
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From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VOLUME I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
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From this reading AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT ARNOT, M.A.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
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From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT ARNOT, M.A.
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From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
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From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
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From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
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From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
not any; not one
From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
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From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
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From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
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From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
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From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
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From this reading AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT ARNOT, M.A.
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From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not one has preserved that reputation with more ease, not only during life, but in death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading VOLUME I.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
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From this reading Of the French writers of romance of the latter part of the nineteenth century no one made a reputation as quickly as did Guy de Maupassant.
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From this reading [*] At the close of the last volume will be found a complete list of the French Titles of De Maupassant's writings, with their English equivalents.
