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Chapter VIII
Quis sapiens bono Confidat fragili.--Seneca. Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice lis est.--Horace. When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation. This "Haberdasher of Pronouns" was a person of the name of Margot. He was a tall, solemn man, with a face of the most imperturbable gravity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This "Haberdasher of Pronouns" was a person of the name of Margot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.”
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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 When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
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From this reading Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice lis est.--Horace.
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From this reading Quis sapiens bono Confidat fragili.--Seneca.
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From this reading Quis sapiens bono Confidat fragili.--Seneca.
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From this reading Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice lis est.--Horace.
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From this reading He was a tall, solemn man, with a face of the most imperturbable gravity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
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From this reading Quis sapiens bono Confidat fragili.--Seneca.
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From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
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From this reading Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice lis est.--Horace.
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From this reading This "Haberdasher of Pronouns" was a person of the name of Margot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a tall, solemn man, with a face of the most imperturbable gravity.
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From this reading Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice lis est.--Horace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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From this reading He was a tall, solemn man, with a face of the most imperturbable gravity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
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From this reading Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice lis est.--Horace.
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From this reading He was a tall, solemn man, with a face of the most imperturbable gravity.
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From this reading This "Haberdasher of Pronouns" was a person of the name of Margot.
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From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
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From this reading He was a tall, solemn man, with a face of the most imperturbable gravity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This "Haberdasher of Pronouns" was a person of the name of Margot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This "Haberdasher of Pronouns" was a person of the name of Margot.
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From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
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From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
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From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
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From this reading This "Haberdasher of Pronouns" was a person of the name of Margot.
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From this reading This "Haberdasher of Pronouns" was a person of the name of Margot.
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From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
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From this reading Quis sapiens bono Confidat fragili.--Seneca.
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From this reading Quis sapiens bono Confidat fragili.--Seneca.
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From this reading Quis sapiens bono Confidat fragili.--Seneca.
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From this reading He was a tall, solemn man, with a face of the most imperturbable gravity.
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From this reading Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice lis est.--Horace.
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From this reading He was a tall, solemn man, with a face of the most imperturbable gravity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This "Haberdasher of Pronouns" was a person of the name of Margot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This "Haberdasher of Pronouns" was a person of the name of Margot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
at the time that
From this reading When I first went to Paris, I took a French master, to perfect me in the Parisian pronunciation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a tall, solemn man, with a face of the most imperturbable gravity.
