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Chapter XXXVII
SHOWING THE QUALITY OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE INNKEEPER OF PROVINS. Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway. This cloud of dust betokened the approach of a traveller. Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins. The heart of the innkeeper rejoiced.
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later than; following
From this reading “Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.”
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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 Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
later than; following
From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.
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From this reading This cloud of dust betokened the approach of a traveller.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.
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From this reading This cloud of dust betokened the approach of a traveller.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.
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From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
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From this reading SHOWING THE QUALITY OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE INNKEEPER OF PROVINS.
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From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
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From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.
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From this reading The heart of the innkeeper rejoiced.
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From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
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From this reading SHOWING THE QUALITY OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE INNKEEPER OF PROVINS.
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From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHOWING THE QUALITY OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE INNKEEPER OF PROVINS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
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From this reading Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.
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From this reading SHOWING THE QUALITY OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE INNKEEPER OF PROVINS.
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From this reading SHOWING THE QUALITY OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE INNKEEPER OF PROVINS.
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From this reading Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.
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From this reading The heart of the innkeeper rejoiced.
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From this reading Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.
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From this reading SHOWING THE QUALITY OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE INNKEEPER OF PROVINS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHOWING THE QUALITY OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE INNKEEPER OF PROVINS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This cloud of dust betokened the approach of a traveller.
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From this reading This cloud of dust betokened the approach of a traveller.
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From this reading Travellers had been rare that season on the highway between Paris and Provins.
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From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
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From this reading Twenty years after, the gigantic innkeeper of Provins stood looking at a cloud of dust on the highway.
