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Chapter III
Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents. Luce did not find it extraordinary. "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that? Not wicked. No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.”
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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 "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
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From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
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From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
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From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
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From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
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From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
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From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
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From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
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From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
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From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
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From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
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From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
not any; not one
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Luce did not find it extraordinary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
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From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
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From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No, I am sure that my grandparents are not, and even believe that it pained them not to say to us: 'Come back!'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pierre was amazed at the hard heartedness of these _bourgeois_ parents.
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From this reading Not wicked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you believe there are a great many people like that?
