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Chapter LVI
THE MINISTER OF FINANCE. We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte. She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney. Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne. He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.”
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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 We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
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From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
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From this reading Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney.
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From this reading Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne.
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From this reading Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne.
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From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
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From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
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From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
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From this reading THE MINISTER OF FINANCE.
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From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
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From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
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From this reading Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne.
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From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney.
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From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
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From this reading She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
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From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
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From this reading Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne.
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From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
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From this reading She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney.
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From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
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From this reading THE MINISTER OF FINANCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
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From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MINISTER OF FINANCE.
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From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
above and across; more than
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
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From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MINISTER OF FINANCE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne.
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From this reading He was a man of much intellect, but, foreseeing that disaster was hanging over France, determined to think only of the present, and enjoy it to the utmost.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have seen that the queen, before receiving Andrée, was smiling over a note from Madame de la Motte.
at the time that
From this reading Scarcely had she gone, when Madame de Misery came to announce M. de Calonne.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was, however, rendered serious by the interview with Mademoiselle de Taverney.
