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Chapter XXVII
A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy. Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me. Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot. But two things remain to me." "Only two?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.”
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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 BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But two things remain to me."
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From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.
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From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
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From this reading Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.
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From this reading Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.
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From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
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From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
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From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
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From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading "Only two?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading But two things remain to me."
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From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
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From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
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From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your horsemanship I must confess that I envy, and I fear that you are a better shot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading But two things remain to me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But two things remain to me."
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From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
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From this reading But two things remain to me."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
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From this reading A BODY FROM THE SEINE "At the sport, my young friend," Henri murmured, from the depths of his basket chair, "I yield you without question supremacy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your rude games, trials mostly of brute strength, do not interest me.
