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"Et partout le spectre de l'amour, Et nullepart l'amour." The train was crawling down to Fontainebleau. Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going. How well she knew it! How often she had gone down to Fontainebleau.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The train was crawling down to Fontainebleau.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How well she knew it!”
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From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
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From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
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From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
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From this reading The train was crawling down to Fontainebleau.
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From this reading "Et partout le spectre de l'amour, Et nullepart l'amour."
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From this reading The train was crawling down to Fontainebleau.
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From this reading "Et partout le spectre de l'amour, Et nullepart l'amour."
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From this reading The train was crawling down to Fontainebleau.
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From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
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From this reading How often she had gone down to Fontainebleau.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How often she had gone down to Fontainebleau.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
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From this reading How well she knew it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How well she knew it!
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From this reading How well she knew it!
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From this reading "Et partout le spectre de l'amour, Et nullepart l'amour."
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From this reading "Et partout le spectre de l'amour, Et nullepart l'amour."
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From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
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From this reading "Et partout le spectre de l'amour, Et nullepart l'amour."
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From this reading How often she had gone down to Fontainebleau.
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From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
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From this reading "Et partout le spectre de l'amour, Et nullepart l'amour."
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From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How well she knew it!
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From this reading "Et partout le spectre de l'amour, Et nullepart l'amour."
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From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train was crawling down to Fontainebleau.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The train was crawling down to Fontainebleau.
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From this reading The train was crawling down to Fontainebleau.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The train was crawling down to Fontainebleau.
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From this reading How well she knew it!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Annette sat opposite her companion, looking not at him but at the strange country through which they were going.
