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Chapter IX
We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment. We have met no one we know. We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it. We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result. It is too early in the year.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have met no one we know.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We have met no one we know.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
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From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
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From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
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From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
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From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
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From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
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From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
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From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
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From this reading It is too early in the year.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
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From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
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From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
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From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is too early in the year.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have met no one we know.
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From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
not any; not one
From this reading We have met no one we know.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have met no one we know.
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From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
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From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
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From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
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From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
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From this reading It is too early in the year.
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From this reading We have borrowed the Visitors' Book from the porter, and diligently searched it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
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From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have expectantly examined the guests at the _tables d'hôte_ every day, but with no result.
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From this reading It is too early in the year.
but in spite of that
From this reading We have been in Dresden three whole days, and as yet my aspirations have not met their fulfillment.
