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Chapter X
IN THE OUDE WEG. “Le sage entend à demi mot.” The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel. “Ah!” he said. “You promenade yourself thus early?”
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““You promenade yourself thus early?””
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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 The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading “Ah!” he said.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading “Le sage entend à demi mot.”
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading “Le sage entend à demi mot.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE OUDE WEG.
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From this reading “Le sage entend à demi mot.”
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From this reading “Le sage entend à demi mot.”
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading IN THE OUDE WEG.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading “You promenade yourself thus early?”
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From this reading “Le sage entend à demi mot.”
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From this reading “Ah!” he said.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE OUDE WEG.
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From this reading “You promenade yourself thus early?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
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From this reading IN THE OUDE WEG.
at the time that
From this reading The porter of the hotel on the Toornoifeld was enjoying his early cigarette in the doorway, when he was impelled by a natural politeness to stand aside for one of the visitors in the hotel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You promenade yourself thus early?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You promenade yourself thus early?”
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From this reading “Le sage entend à demi mot.”
