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Chapter V
THE FIRST INTRIGUE Two months elapsed. It was September. The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming. Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank. Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST INTRIGUE Two months elapsed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
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From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
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From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
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From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
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From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
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From this reading Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
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From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
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From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
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From this reading THE FIRST INTRIGUE Two months elapsed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST INTRIGUE Two months elapsed.
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From this reading Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
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From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
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From this reading Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
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From this reading THE FIRST INTRIGUE Two months elapsed.
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From this reading Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was September.
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From this reading Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
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From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
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From this reading THE FIRST INTRIGUE Two months elapsed.
not any; not one
From this reading Forestier himself no longer invited him to dinner, and treated him as an inferior.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
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From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
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From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
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From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
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From this reading It was September.
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From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST INTRIGUE Two months elapsed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
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From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
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From this reading THE FIRST INTRIGUE Two months elapsed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was September.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fortune which Duroy had hoped to make so rapidly seemed to him slow in coming.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Above all he was dissatisfied with the mediocrity of his position; he was appreciated, but was treated according to his rank.
