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Chapter VIII
“In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank. Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him. He shuddered in spite of himself. “‘Things are looking bad. There is a crisis on hand.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a crisis on hand.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He shuddered in spite of himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.”
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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 “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘Things are looking bad.
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From this reading “‘Things are looking bad.
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From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
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From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
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From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
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From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading There is a crisis on hand.
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From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
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From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
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From this reading There is a crisis on hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He shuddered in spite of himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
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From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a crisis on hand.
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From this reading “‘Things are looking bad.
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From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is a crisis on hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
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From this reading He shuddered in spite of himself.
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From this reading He shuddered in spite of himself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading There is a crisis on hand.
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From this reading “‘Things are looking bad.
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From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
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From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
which person or people
From this reading “In a corner of the Bourse he came upon poor Matifat, who had three hundred thousand francs in Nucingen’s bank.
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From this reading Matifat, ghastly and haggard, beheld the terrible Gigonnet, the bill-discounter of his old quarter, coming up to worry him.
