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Chapter XIV
They also serve who only stand and wait. "Come down to my club and have a cigar!" The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion. Fitz paused. The Count had been kind to Eve.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The Count had been kind to Eve.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come down to my club and have a cigar!"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Come down to my club and have a cigar!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They also serve who only stand and wait.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.”
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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 "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
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From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Count had been kind to Eve.
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From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
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From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
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From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
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From this reading The Count had been kind to Eve.
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
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From this reading Fitz paused.
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Count had been kind to Eve.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
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From this reading The Count had been kind to Eve.
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
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From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
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From this reading Fitz paused.
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From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
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From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come down to my club and have a cigar!"
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
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From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
which person or people
From this reading They also serve who only stand and wait.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
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From this reading The Count stood under a yellow lamp enveloped in his fur-lined coat, looking with heavy, deep-browed eyes at his young companion.
