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Chapter V
And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height. The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_. But the smiles on the face of Paris were hypocritical and hollow. The Empire itself had passed out of fashion. Grave men and impartial observers felt anxious.
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used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The Empire itself had passed out of fashion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Empire itself had passed out of fashion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.”
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading “The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.”
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading “The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
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From this reading Grave men and impartial observers felt anxious.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
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From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the smiles on the face of Paris were hypocritical and hollow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.
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From this reading The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.
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From this reading The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.
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From this reading The Empire itself had passed out of fashion.
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From this reading But the smiles on the face of Paris were hypocritical and hollow.
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From this reading The Empire itself had passed out of fashion.
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From this reading Grave men and impartial observers felt anxious.
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From this reading The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.
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From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
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From this reading Grave men and impartial observers felt anxious.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Empire itself had passed out of fashion.
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From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
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From this reading But the smiles on the face of Paris were hypocritical and hollow.
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From this reading But the smiles on the face of Paris were hypocritical and hollow.
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From this reading The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Empire itself had passed out of fashion.
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From this reading The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.
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From this reading Grave men and impartial observers felt anxious.
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From this reading Grave men and impartial observers felt anxious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
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From this reading The Empire itself had passed out of fashion.
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From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Empire itself had passed out of fashion.
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From this reading The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.
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From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.
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From this reading But the smiles on the face of Paris were hypocritical and hollow.
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
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From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
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From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
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From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the smiles on the face of Paris were hypocritical and hollow.
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From this reading And still the weeks glided on: autumn succeeded to summer, the winter to autumn; the season of Paris was at its height.
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading The wondrous capital seemed to repay its Imperial embellisher by the splendour and the joy of its _fetes_.
