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Chapter X
“Like a hair in a frost,” said Monsieur de Clagny. “So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau. [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French. In the original, “Font chatoyer les _mots_.” “Et quelquefois les _morts_,” dit Monsieur de Clagny.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “[*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “[*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau.”
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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 “Like a hair in a frost,” said Monsieur de Clagny.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading “So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau.
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From this reading “So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau.
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From this reading In the original, “Font chatoyer les _mots_.”
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From this reading “Like a hair in a frost,” said Monsieur de Clagny.
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From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading “Like a hair in a frost,” said Monsieur de Clagny.
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From this reading “Et quelquefois les _morts_,” dit Monsieur de Clagny.
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From this reading “Et quelquefois les _morts_,” dit Monsieur de Clagny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the original, “Font chatoyer les _mots_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading “Like a hair in a frost,” said Monsieur de Clagny.
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From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading “Like a hair in a frost,” said Monsieur de Clagny.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Like a hair in a frost,” said Monsieur de Clagny.
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From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading In the original, “Font chatoyer les _mots_.”
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From this reading “Like a hair in a frost,” said Monsieur de Clagny.
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From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading “So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau.
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From this reading “Like a hair in a frost,” said Monsieur de Clagny.
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From this reading “Et quelquefois les _morts_,” dit Monsieur de Clagny.
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From this reading In the original, “Font chatoyer les _mots_.”
not any; not one
From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading In the original, “Font chatoyer les _mots_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Et quelquefois les _morts_,” dit Monsieur de Clagny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading “So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau.
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From this reading “Like a hair in a frost,” said Monsieur de Clagny.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau.
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From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
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From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [*] The rendering given above is only intended to link the various speeches into coherence; it has no resemblance with the French.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So those are the airs you affect?”[*] retorted Lousteau.
