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It was a year of grace early in the present century. We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France. It is the chateau once more. It is the same, but changed. The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the chateau once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the same, but changed.”
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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 was a year of grace early in the present century.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
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From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is the same, but changed.
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From this reading It was a year of grace early in the present century.
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From this reading It is the same, but changed.
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From this reading It is the chateau once more.
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From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
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From this reading It was a year of grace early in the present century.
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From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
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From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
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From this reading It was a year of grace early in the present century.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a year of grace early in the present century.
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From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
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From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the chateau once more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a year of grace early in the present century.
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From this reading It is the chateau once more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a year of grace early in the present century.
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From this reading It is the chateau once more.
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From this reading It was a year of grace early in the present century.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the same, but changed.
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From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a year of grace early in the present century.
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From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a year of grace early in the present century.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
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From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
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From this reading It was a year of grace early in the present century.
