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Chapter IV
M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date. And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms: "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April. What has been discovered since? Nothing.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What has been discovered since?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has been discovered since?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “What has been discovered since?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.”
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From this reading "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What has been discovered since?
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From this reading "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading What has been discovered since?
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has been discovered since?
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From this reading "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.
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From this reading "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
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From this reading "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.
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From this reading "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading What has been discovered since?
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From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
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From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
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From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
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From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The horrible carnage at the Palace Hotel took place as far back as the 17th of April.
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From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
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From this reading And one of them summed up the situation, as it then stood, in very able terms:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has been discovered since?
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From this reading M. LENORMAND AT WORK On the morning of the 31st of May, all the newspapers reminded their readers that Lupin, in a letter addressed to M. Lenormand, had announced the escape of the messenger Jérôme for that date.
