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Chapter II
"'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist. He descends, and rings a clangorous bell.... Eh?" "It's the garden of the 'New Republic'?" "Exactly.
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.”
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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 He descends, and rings a clangorous bell....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
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From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
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From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
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From this reading He descends, and rings a clangorous bell....
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From this reading He descends, and rings a clangorous bell....
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From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
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From this reading He descends, and rings a clangorous bell....
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From this reading Eh?"
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From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
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From this reading "Exactly.
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From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
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From this reading "It's the garden of the 'New Republic'?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the garden of the 'New Republic'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the garden of the 'New Republic'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the garden of the 'New Republic'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He descends, and rings a clangorous bell....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This _must_ be it, my dear Archer,' says one of the occupants of the motor-car, and he rises, throws aside his furs, and reveals--the urbane presence of the Encyclopaedist.
