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Chapter XI
“That is enough, my dear Abbe. I understand. When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise. In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you. Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I understand.”
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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 me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
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From this reading “That is enough, my dear Abbe.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
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From this reading “That is enough, my dear Abbe.
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From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
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From this reading Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is enough, my dear Abbe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
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From this reading Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?”
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From this reading In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
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From this reading Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I understand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is enough, my dear Abbe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
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From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
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From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
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From this reading In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That is enough, my dear Abbe.
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From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is enough, my dear Abbe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
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From this reading Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I understand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Great heavens! what have I done to deserve so true a friend?”
at the time that
From this reading When once I am returned as deputy, I have somebody’s fortune to make, and by making it large enough I shall be released from my promise.
which person or people
From this reading In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In me you have a son, a man who will owe his happiness to you.
