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Chapter XXXI
Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution. The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance. “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward. “It is impossible to see ten feet. The weather protects the lovers.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading ““That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.”
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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 Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.
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From this reading Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading “It is impossible to see ten feet.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.
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From this reading “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.
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From this reading “It is impossible to see ten feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is impossible to see ten feet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is impossible to see ten feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading The weather protects the lovers.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.
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From this reading “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.
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From this reading The weather protects the lovers.
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From this reading Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading “It is impossible to see ten feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.
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From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
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From this reading “That’s another piece of ill-luck,” he muttered, as he turned slowly homeward.
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From this reading Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Corentin, buried in thought, was unable to come to a resolution.
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From this reading The weather protects the lovers.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fog which the sun had dispersed at mid-day was now rolling thicker and thicker, so that he could hardly see the trees at a little distance.
