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Chapter VI
For a week or two nothing occurred. The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times. His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral? This is not the first time I have remarked it.” The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is not the first time I have remarked it.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This is not the first time I have remarked it.””
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “For a week or two nothing occurred.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is not the first time I have remarked it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.”
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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 For a week or two nothing occurred.
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From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
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From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
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From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
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From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
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From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
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From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor replied: “The fact is I am terribly conscious of the burden of life.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is not the first time I have remarked it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a week or two nothing occurred.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The father went fishing; Jean, with his mother’s help, was furnishing and settling himself; Pierre, very gloomy, never was seen excepting at meal-times.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His father having asked him one evening: “Why the deuce do you always come in with a face as cheerful as a funeral?
