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Chapter III
“When the weather is good, I will go out.” “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?” “No, I have no use for it.” “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?” “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.””
one or the other of two
From this reading ““Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When the weather is good, I will go out.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““No, I have no use for it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.””
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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 “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
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From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
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From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
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From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
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From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No, I have no use for it.”
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From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, I have no use for it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
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From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, I have no use for it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I have no use for it.”
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From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you intend to look at the sights, either?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I have no use for it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
at the time that
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “When the weather is good, I will go out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, I will look willingly at what comes before my eyes; it wouldn’t please me if the same thing happened to me that took place in Florence.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you want me to fetch you a Baedeker?”
