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Chapter VI
IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS. The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night. The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake. What consequences was this affair destined to bring about? They could not imagine.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They could not imagine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They could not imagine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.”
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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 WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?
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From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
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From this reading What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?
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From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.
in or near a particular place or position
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From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
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From this reading What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?
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From this reading What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not imagine.
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From this reading What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.
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From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
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From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They could not imagine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
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From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
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From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
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From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
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From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not imagine.
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From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.
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From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
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From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not imagine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.
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From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
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From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER AND THE COUNSELLOR PAY A VISIT TO DOCTOR OX, AND WHAT FOLLOWS.
