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Chapter X
“All marry in this way. And I did like the rest. If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion! I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it. “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ““One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I did like the rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.”
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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 If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
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From this reading “All marry in this way.
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From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I did like the rest.
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And I did like the rest.
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From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I did like the rest.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All marry in this way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
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From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.
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From this reading And I did like the rest.
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From this reading “All marry in this way.
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From this reading I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
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From this reading I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I did like the rest.
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I did like the rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “All marry in this way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading “All marry in this way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
at the time that
From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
which person or people
From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
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From this reading I really do not know why all think it necessary to conceal it.
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From this reading “One day I was walking among the shows in Paris, when, attracted by a sign, I entered an establishment to see a bearded woman and a water-dog.
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From this reading If the young people who dream of the honeymoon only knew what a disillusion it is, and always a disillusion!
