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Chapter XXI
GRATITUDE. “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.” “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?” Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague. The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?””
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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 “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.
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From this reading “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?”
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From this reading “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.”
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From this reading “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.”
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From this reading “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
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From this reading GRATITUDE.
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?”
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From this reading “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.”
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From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?”
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From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
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From this reading “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?”
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.
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From this reading “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
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From this reading “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.”
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.
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From this reading “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.
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From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
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From this reading “On se guérit de la bienfaisance par la connaissance de ceux qu'on oblige.”
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From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
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From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.
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From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
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From this reading “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?”
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From this reading “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?”
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart asked a porter in the railway station at The Hague.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man stared at her for a moment, then realized that the question was a serious one.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can you tell me if there is a moon to-night?”
