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Chapter IV
At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold. How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room! --Gay's Fables. I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame. This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
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later than; following
From this reading “I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.”
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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 How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
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From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
later than; following
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
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From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
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From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
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From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
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From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
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From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
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From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
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From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
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From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
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From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
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From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
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From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
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From this reading --Gay's Fables.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
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From this reading --Gay's Fables.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
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From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
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From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
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From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
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From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
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From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
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From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
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From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
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From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
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From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
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From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
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From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
at the time that
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
