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“No, I’ve been enjoying myself immensely. Jean is _so_ interesting, so kind and clever. She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.” “What did you talk about?” “Oh, all manner of things.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““What did you talk about?””
later than; following
From this reading “She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““No, I’ve been enjoying myself immensely.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““No, I’ve been enjoying myself immensely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What did you talk about?”
later than; following
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading “Oh, all manner of things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jean is _so_ interesting, so kind and clever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “No, I’ve been enjoying myself immensely.
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading Jean is _so_ interesting, so kind and clever.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did you talk about?”
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading “No, I’ve been enjoying myself immensely.
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading “No, I’ve been enjoying myself immensely.
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From this reading “No, I’ve been enjoying myself immensely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading Jean is _so_ interesting, so kind and clever.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean is _so_ interesting, so kind and clever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading Jean is _so_ interesting, so kind and clever.
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading Jean is _so_ interesting, so kind and clever.
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading “Oh, all manner of things.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “No, I’ve been enjoying myself immensely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I’ve been enjoying myself immensely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading “Oh, all manner of things.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jean is _so_ interesting, so kind and clever.
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading “What did you talk about?”
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading “Oh, all manner of things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
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From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did you talk about?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She didn’t bore me with stupid grammar, but just talked to me in such pretty French that I got on capitally, and like it as I never expected to, after Lucia’s dull way of teaching it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What did you talk about?”
