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Chapter XXIII
WHERE WE SAW THE DUKE. "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets. The world claims its own again. I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself. Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The world claims its own again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.”
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.”
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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 I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world claims its own again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
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From this reading The world claims its own again.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading WHERE WE SAW THE DUKE.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
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From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
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From this reading "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The world claims its own again.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
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From this reading "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
above and across; more than
From this reading "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.
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From this reading The world claims its own again.
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From this reading WHERE WE SAW THE DUKE.
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From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
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From this reading "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE WE SAW THE DUKE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, it was a magnificent spectacle--that grand amphitheatre of beautiful faces, the hilarity and gay confusion, the open homage, the child-like enjoyment.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHERE WE SAW THE DUKE.
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From this reading "The Holy Week is over, carriages once more appear in the streets.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE WE SAW THE DUKE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been to a bull fight and am even now shivering with disgust of myself.
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From this reading The world claims its own again.
