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Chapter XXXVIII
De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn. His thoughts were confused. He had had troublous dreams. He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte! Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.”
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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 De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
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From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
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From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
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From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
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From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
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From this reading His thoughts were confused.
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From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
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From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
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From this reading He had had troublous dreams.
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From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
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From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
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From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had troublous dreams.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had troublous dreams.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His thoughts were confused.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
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From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
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From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
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From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
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From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
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From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
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From this reading His thoughts were confused.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aux armes! aux armes!_" seemed to ring in his ears.
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From this reading He had had troublous dreams.
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From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
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From this reading He had fancied himself in the midst of war and strife again, and the well-known sounds, "_Alerte! alerte!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His thoughts were confused.
in the company of; together with
From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
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From this reading De Brecy woke with a start just in the gray of the dawn.
