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Chapter XXXIII
OUT OF THE PAST. “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise. “The Marquis of Stoyle! And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar? How I wish I had been there to see you!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?”
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading “And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?”
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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 “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?
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From this reading And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?
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From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
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From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How I wish I had been there to see you!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?
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From this reading How I wish I had been there to see you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How I wish I had been there to see you!
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From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
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From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
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From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
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From this reading And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?
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From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE PAST.
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From this reading OUT OF THE PAST.
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From this reading OUT OF THE PAST.
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From this reading How I wish I had been there to see you!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
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From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
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From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE PAST.
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From this reading How I wish I had been there to see you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
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From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
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From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
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From this reading How I wish I had been there to see you!
in the company of; together with
From this reading “So the illustrious visitor turns out to be the great Marquis of Stoyle!” exclaimed Lady Despard, with a laugh of surprise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you have been leading him about like a blind beggar?
