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Chapter IV
Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear. The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him. This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm. “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him. “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
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a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading ““Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.”
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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 Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
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From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
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From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
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From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
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From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
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From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
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From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
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From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
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From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
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From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
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From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
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From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
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From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
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From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
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From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
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From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
not any; not one
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
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From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
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From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
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From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
at the time that
From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
