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Chapter XXIII
It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation. Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion. To-morrow we hope to start for Soissons. Yesterday we rested, because Mother Beckett had a shocking headache. (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
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for the reason that
From this reading “Yesterday we rested, because Mother Beckett had a shocking headache.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To-morrow we hope to start for Soissons.”
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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 It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
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From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
for the reason that
From this reading Yesterday we rested, because Mother Beckett had a shocking headache.
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From this reading Yesterday we rested, because Mother Beckett had a shocking headache.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
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From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To-morrow we hope to start for Soissons.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yesterday we rested, because Mother Beckett had a shocking headache.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading Yesterday we rested, because Mother Beckett had a shocking headache.
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From this reading To-morrow we hope to start for Soissons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
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From this reading Yesterday we rested, because Mother Beckett had a shocking headache.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
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From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
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From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
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From this reading Yesterday we rested, because Mother Beckett had a shocking headache.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
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From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
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From this reading Yesterday we rested, because Mother Beckett had a shocking headache.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
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From this reading To-morrow we hope to start for Soissons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-morrow we hope to start for Soissons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading To-morrow we hope to start for Soissons.
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From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
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From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To-morrow we hope to start for Soissons.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
at the time that
From this reading (Oh, it was pathetic and funny, too, what she said when we slipped back into Compiegne at night!
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From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading It is two days since I wrote, Padre; and I have come back to Compiegne from a world of unnatural silence and desolation.
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From this reading Day before yesterday it was Roye and Nesle; the Chateau of Ham; Jussy, Chauny and Prince Eitel Friedrich's pavilion.
