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Chapter X
A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham. Without any accent life was made easy for him. He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company. The situation did not impose itself conspicuously. Delia gave him no especial reason to be vain.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The situation did not impose itself conspicuously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Without any accent life was made easy for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without any accent life was made easy for him.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.”
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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 A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.
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From this reading Without any accent life was made easy for him.
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From this reading A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
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From this reading Without any accent life was made easy for him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Delia gave him no especial reason to be vain.
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From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
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From this reading The situation did not impose itself conspicuously.
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From this reading A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.
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From this reading Delia gave him no especial reason to be vain.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The situation did not impose itself conspicuously.
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From this reading Without any accent life was made easy for him.
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From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
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From this reading Delia gave him no especial reason to be vain.
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From this reading A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Without any accent life was made easy for him.
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From this reading A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.
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From this reading Delia gave him no especial reason to be vain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without any accent life was made easy for him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
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From this reading The situation did not impose itself conspicuously.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The situation did not impose itself conspicuously.
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From this reading A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without any accent life was made easy for him.
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From this reading Without any accent life was made easy for him.
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From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
not any; not one
From this reading Delia gave him no especial reason to be vain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The situation did not impose itself conspicuously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.
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From this reading A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.
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From this reading Delia gave him no especial reason to be vain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The situation did not impose itself conspicuously.
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From this reading A few days afterwards Gaston joined a small party at Peppingham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The situation did not impose itself conspicuously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
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From this reading Delia gave him no especial reason to be vain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Without any accent life was made easy for him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without any accent life was made easy for him.
but in spite of that
From this reading He was alone much, and yet, to himself, he seemed to have enough of company.
