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Chapter XIX
In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison. He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day. Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen. Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand. Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.”
extremely surprised or shocked
From this reading “Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.”
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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 Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
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From this reading Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.
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From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.
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From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
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From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
extremely surprised or shocked
From this reading Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.
at the time that
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg at Last Reaches London Phileas Fogg was in prison.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix had he not been held back by some policemen.
