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Chapter V
Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry: "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?" "Yes, my Lord." "That the first duel--the one that the mother stopped--was fifteen years ago?" "Quite true, my Lord."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That the first duel--the one that the mother stopped--was fifteen years ago?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
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From this reading "That the first duel--the one that the mother stopped--was fifteen years ago?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That the first duel--the one that the mother stopped--was fifteen years ago?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That the first duel--the one that the mother stopped--was fifteen years ago?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That the first duel--the one that the mother stopped--was fifteen years ago?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
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From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
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From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
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From this reading "Yes, my Lord."
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From this reading "That the first duel--the one that the mother stopped--was fifteen years ago?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my Lord."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That the first duel--the one that the mother stopped--was fifteen years ago?"
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From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
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From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
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From this reading "Quite true, my Lord."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
at the time that
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joseph was about to begin again when I stopped him with this inquiry:
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From this reading "That the first duel--the one that the mother stopped--was fifteen years ago?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, my Lord."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is one thing in your story, Joseph, that I don't quite get: you say they were students together?"
