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Chapter XXX
“They had exchanged tokens. He had parted with this knife to your husband. It is the damning link, to which I’ll swear. The Court is my Court, and my testimony will be final. I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““They had exchanged tokens.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.”
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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 I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Court is my Court, and my testimony will be final.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Court is my Court, and my testimony will be final.
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From this reading The Court is my Court, and my testimony will be final.
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From this reading It is the damning link, to which I’ll swear.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had exchanged tokens.
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From this reading The Court is my Court, and my testimony will be final.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “They had exchanged tokens.
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From this reading I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had parted with this knife to your husband.
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From this reading He had parted with this knife to your husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
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From this reading It is the damning link, to which I’ll swear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the damning link, to which I’ll swear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the damning link, to which I’ll swear.
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From this reading He had parted with this knife to your husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the damning link, to which I’ll swear.
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From this reading I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
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From this reading I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Court is my Court, and my testimony will be final.
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From this reading I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had parted with this knife to your husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
except for; apart from
From this reading I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the damning link, to which I’ll swear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Court is my Court, and my testimony will be final.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the damning link, to which I’ll swear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They had exchanged tokens.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had parted with this knife to your husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had parted with this knife to your husband.
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From this reading “They had exchanged tokens.
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From this reading I hang your Louis, Madame--twist a saintly neck to save a rake’s.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is the damning link, to which I’ll swear.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Court is my Court, and my testimony will be final.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had parted with this knife to your husband.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He had parted with this knife to your husband.
