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Chapter III
LOUIS THE DO-NOTHING. Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age. Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored. After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge. Several of his familiar attendants stood around him.
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later than; following
From this reading “After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Several of his familiar attendants stood around him.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Several of his familiar attendants stood around him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Several of his familiar attendants stood around him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.”
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later than; following
From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
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From this reading Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age.
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From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Several of his familiar attendants stood around him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
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From this reading Several of his familiar attendants stood around him.
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From this reading Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age.
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From this reading Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored.
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From this reading LOUIS THE DO-NOTHING.
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From this reading Several of his familiar attendants stood around him.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age.
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From this reading Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored.
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From this reading Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored.
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From this reading LOUIS THE DO-NOTHING.
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From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
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From this reading Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored.
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From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
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From this reading Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age.
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From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
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From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Justly nicknamed the "Do-nothing," he looked as nonchalant as he seemed bored.
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From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several of his familiar attendants stood around him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several of his familiar attendants stood around him.
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From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOUIS THE DO-NOTHING.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
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From this reading Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age.
belonging to which person
From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
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From this reading Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age.
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From this reading After having scolded through the window at the serfs, whose noise annoyed him, he stretched himself out again upon his lounge.
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From this reading Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age.
