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Chapter VII
***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast. He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder. I think Bazin was right, and he was really married. Of how few people can the same be said! Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.”
later than; following
From this reading “***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think Bazin was right, and he was really married.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of how few people can the same be said!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think Bazin was right, and he was really married.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.”
during the time that
From this reading “***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.”
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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 ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.
later than; following
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
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From this reading He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.
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From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
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From this reading Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of how few people can the same be said!
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From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
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From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Of how few people can the same be said!
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From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.
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From this reading Of how few people can the same be said!
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From this reading He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.
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From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
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From this reading Of how few people can the same be said!
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From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
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From this reading He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.
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From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.
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From this reading I think Bazin was right, and he was really married.
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From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of how few people can the same be said!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.
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From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of how few people can the same be said!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think Bazin was right, and he was really married.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think Bazin was right, and he was really married.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of how few people can the same be said!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of how few people can the same be said!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had his arm about her and kept gently patting her on the shoulder.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think Bazin was right, and he was really married.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
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From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little did the Bazins know how much they served us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
during the time that
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ***** Mme. Bazin came out after a while; she was tired with her day’s work, I suppose; and she nestled up to her husband and laid her head upon his breast.
