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Chapter VI
THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor. In all his long career such a thing had never happened before. In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement. He had been ordered to his office. His morning had been spent in endless discussions with M. Annion, his director.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His morning had been spent in endless discussions with M. Annion, his director.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.”
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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 In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
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From this reading His morning had been spent in endless discussions with M. Annion, his director.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
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From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
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From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading His morning had been spent in endless discussions with M. Annion, his director.
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From this reading His morning had been spent in endless discussions with M. Annion, his director.
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From this reading His morning had been spent in endless discussions with M. Annion, his director.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
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From this reading In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
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From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His morning had been spent in endless discussions with M. Annion, his director.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
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From this reading He had been ordered to his office.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading He had been ordered to his office.
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From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all his long career such a thing had never happened before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
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From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS M. Vicart, sub-director of the Police Department, was in an execrable humor.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His morning had been spent in endless discussions with M. Annion, his director.
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From this reading In spite of the established rule, he had been deprived of his New Year holiday, which he usually spent in visits to governmental officials capable of influencing his advancement.
