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Chapter XII
AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door. Immediately afterwards, to his amazement, Estermen entered. "What the devil are you doing up here?" Julien asked angrily. "How dare you follow me about!"
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Julien asked angrily.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What the devil are you doing up here?"”
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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 AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading Immediately afterwards, to his amazement, Estermen entered.
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From this reading Immediately afterwards, to his amazement, Estermen entered.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading Julien asked angrily.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What the devil are you doing up here?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julien asked angrily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading "How dare you follow me about!"
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From this reading "What the devil are you doing up here?"
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading "What the devil are you doing up here?"
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading Immediately afterwards, to his amazement, Estermen entered.
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From this reading Immediately afterwards, to his amazement, Estermen entered.
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From this reading "How dare you follow me about!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What the devil are you doing up here?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading "How dare you follow me about!"
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From this reading Immediately afterwards, to his amazement, Estermen entered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How dare you follow me about!"
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
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From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Immediately afterwards, to his amazement, Estermen entered.
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From this reading "What the devil are you doing up here?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What the devil are you doing up here?"
at the time that
From this reading AT THE RAT MORT Julien had been back in the hotel about half an hour and in his room barely ten minutes when he was disturbed by a knock at the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What the devil are you doing up here?"
