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Chapter II
"Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully. "From Marseilles. Down from Paris through the Rhone Valley, you know." "Then you saw Provence! And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Down from Paris through the Rhone Valley, you know."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Down from Paris through the Rhone Valley, you know."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
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From this reading And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
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From this reading Down from Paris through the Rhone Valley, you know."
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From this reading And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
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From this reading And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down from Paris through the Rhone Valley, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down from Paris through the Rhone Valley, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
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From this reading "Then you saw Provence!
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From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down from Paris through the Rhone Valley, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you saw Provence!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you saw Provence!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Down from Paris through the Rhone Valley, you know."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And did you go, perhaps, from Avignon to Nismes by the Pont du Gard?
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From this reading Down from Paris through the Rhone Valley, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you reach Malaga from Marseilles or Gibraltar?" asked the Padre, wistfully.
