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Chapter XIII
POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door. "Mademoiselle is a paragon," he declared. "Always she understands. Sir Julien, will you not sit down for a moment? Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.”
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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 "Mademoiselle is a paragon," he declared.
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From this reading "Always she understands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
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From this reading Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.
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From this reading "Mademoiselle is a paragon," he declared.
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From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
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From this reading Sir Julien, will you not sit down for a moment?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir Julien, will you not sit down for a moment?
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From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
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From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mademoiselle is a paragon," he declared.
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From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mademoiselle is a paragon," he declared.
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From this reading Sir Julien, will you not sit down for a moment?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.
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From this reading "Mademoiselle is a paragon," he declared.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.
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From this reading Sir Julien, will you not sit down for a moment?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Julien, will you not sit down for a moment?
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From this reading "Mademoiselle is a paragon," he declared.
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From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
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From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
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From this reading Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Always she understands.
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From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
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From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
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From this reading Sir Julien, will you not sit down for a moment?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Julien, will you not sit down for a moment?
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From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
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From this reading Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM Herr Freudenberg shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the softly-closed door.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let me confess that this little supper-party is a pretense.
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From this reading "Always she understands.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sir Julien, will you not sit down for a moment?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir Julien, will you not sit down for a moment?
