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Chapter XX
“To be sure; they live there all the year round.” “It is now five o’clock. We shall still find them up at nine.” “Oh yes, till ten. They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall still find them up at nine.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall still find them up at nine.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To be sure; they live there all the year round.””
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Oh yes, till ten.”
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From this reading “To be sure; they live there all the year round.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We shall still find them up at nine.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To be sure; they live there all the year round.”
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From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
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From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
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From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
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From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
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From this reading We shall still find them up at nine.”
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From this reading “It is now five o’clock.
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From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is now five o’clock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is now five o’clock.
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From this reading “To be sure; they live there all the year round.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
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From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall still find them up at nine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is now five o’clock.
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From this reading “It is now five o’clock.
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From this reading “Oh yes, till ten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be sure; they live there all the year round.”
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From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall still find them up at nine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall still find them up at nine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be sure; they live there all the year round.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh yes, till ten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “To be sure; they live there all the year round.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We shall still find them up at nine.”
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From this reading They have company every evening--the cure, Monsieur Marron the doctor----” “Good folks then?” said Derville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be sure; they live there all the year round.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “To be sure; they live there all the year round.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Oh yes, till ten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To be sure; they live there all the year round.”
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From this reading We shall still find them up at nine.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall still find them up at nine.”
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From this reading “To be sure; they live there all the year round.”
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From this reading “Oh yes, till ten.
