A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXI
THE JOURNALIST’S HOUSE. It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera. In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house. The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist. The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
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later than; following
From this reading “It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.”
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.”
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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 In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
later than; following
From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
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From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
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From this reading THE JOURNALIST’S HOUSE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
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From this reading THE JOURNALIST’S HOUSE.
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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
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From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
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From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNALIST’S HOUSE.
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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
which person or people
From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
