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JACQUES DE RANDOL Haven't you seen him to-day? MME. DE SALLUS No. He lunched alone. As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more. JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DE SALLUS No. He lunched alone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?”
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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 JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DE SALLUS No. He lunched alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
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From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Haven't you seen him to-day?
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From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Haven't you seen him to-day?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DE SALLUS No. He lunched alone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Haven't you seen him to-day?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Haven't you seen him to-day?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
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From this reading DE SALLUS No. He lunched alone.
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From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
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From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
not any; not one
From this reading DE SALLUS No. He lunched alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
above and across; more than
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Haven't you seen him to-day?
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From this reading DE SALLUS No. He lunched alone.
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Haven't you seen him to-day?
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From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Haven't you seen him to-day?
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From this reading As for myself, I have thought over the situation, and have decided not to meet him _tête-à-tête_ any more.
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL But are you quite sure that at bottom his attitude is not induced by anger, by wounded vanity, by disappointment, and perhaps by a little bravado?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Haven't you seen him to-day?
