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Chapter III
HERLOCK SHOLMES OPENS HOSTILITIES. “What does monsieur wish?” “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.” The waiter walked away, disdainfully. “What! still a vegetarian?”
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any thing at all
From this reading ““Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.””
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What! still a vegetarian?””
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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 “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
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From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
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From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
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From this reading The waiter walked away, disdainfully.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
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From this reading The waiter walked away, disdainfully.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does monsieur wish?”
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From this reading HERLOCK SHOLMES OPENS HOSTILITIES.
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From this reading HERLOCK SHOLMES OPENS HOSTILITIES.
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From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What does monsieur wish?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
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From this reading HERLOCK SHOLMES OPENS HOSTILITIES.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERLOCK SHOLMES OPENS HOSTILITIES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What! still a vegetarian?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
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From this reading “What! still a vegetarian?”
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From this reading The waiter walked away, disdainfully.
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From this reading The waiter walked away, disdainfully.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does monsieur wish?”
which person or people
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
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From this reading “What does monsieur wish?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Anything,” replied Arsène Lupin, like a man who never worries over the details of a meal; “anything you like, but no meat or alcohol.”
