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Chapter XXI
“He was at St. Pol while I was there. He reviewed the division when it came in from the east.... I saw him on a balcony....” And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason. She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
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for the reason that
From this reading “And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.”
during the time that
From this reading ““He was at St. Pol while I was there.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.”
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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 I saw him on a balcony....”
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From this reading She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
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From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “He was at St. Pol while I was there.
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From this reading I saw him on a balcony....”
for the reason that
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
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From this reading He reviewed the division when it came in from the east....
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
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From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
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From this reading He reviewed the division when it came in from the east....
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From this reading He reviewed the division when it came in from the east....
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From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He reviewed the division when it came in from the east....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He was at St. Pol while I was there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw him on a balcony....”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He was at St. Pol while I was there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He reviewed the division when it came in from the east....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He reviewed the division when it came in from the east....
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From this reading She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
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From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
not any; not one
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I saw him on a balcony....”
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From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
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From this reading “He was at St. Pol while I was there.
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From this reading She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
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From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
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From this reading He reviewed the division when it came in from the east....
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From this reading I saw him on a balcony....”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
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From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was at St. Pol while I was there.
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From this reading She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He reviewed the division when it came in from the east....
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From this reading “He was at St. Pol while I was there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
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From this reading She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He was at St. Pol while I was there.
at the time that
From this reading He reviewed the division when it came in from the east....
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And so on, talking of this spectacle which Ellen despised as much because she could have no part in it as for any other reason.
during the time that
From this reading “He was at St. Pol while I was there.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would, at that moment, have preferred the spectacle to all the success, all the triumph; but it was no good.
