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Chapter XXVIII
It was two o’clock in the afternoon. The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing. M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne. The king opened the door suddenly, and addressed them. “What is it you are saying?”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was two o’clock in the afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The king opened the door suddenly, and addressed them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.”
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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 M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
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From this reading The king opened the door suddenly, and addressed them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was two o’clock in the afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What is it you are saying?”
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From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
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From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
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From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
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From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
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From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was two o’clock in the afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it you are saying?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two o’clock in the afternoon.
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From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two o’clock in the afternoon.
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From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
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From this reading The king opened the door suddenly, and addressed them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is it you are saying?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The king opened the door suddenly, and addressed them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was two o’clock in the afternoon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The king opened the door suddenly, and addressed them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was two o’clock in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two o’clock in the afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The king, full of impatience, went to his cabinet on the terrace, and kept opening the door of the corridor, to see what his secretaries were doing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading M. Colbert, seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning, was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What is it you are saying?”
