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Chapter XXXIX
The Travellers Return Home. Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill. Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so. What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation? So he hurried away to Strasbourg the same day, much to his wife's satisfaction.
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later than; following
From this reading “Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So he hurried away to Strasbourg the same day, much to his wife's satisfaction.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?”
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
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From this reading So he hurried away to Strasbourg the same day, much to his wife's satisfaction.
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From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
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From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
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From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
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From this reading So he hurried away to Strasbourg the same day, much to his wife's satisfaction.
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From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
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From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
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From this reading The Travellers Return Home.
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From this reading So he hurried away to Strasbourg the same day, much to his wife's satisfaction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
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From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
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From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
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From this reading So he hurried away to Strasbourg the same day, much to his wife's satisfaction.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
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From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
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From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Palliser did not remain long in Baden after the payment of Burgo's bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Travellers Return Home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he hurried away to Strasbourg the same day, much to his wife's satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he hurried away to Strasbourg the same day, much to his wife's satisfaction.
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
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From this reading So he hurried away to Strasbourg the same day, much to his wife's satisfaction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Travellers Return Home.
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
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From this reading The Travellers Return Home.
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From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps I shall not throw any undeserved discredit on his courage if I say that he was afraid to do so.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
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From this reading So he hurried away to Strasbourg the same day, much to his wife's satisfaction.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
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From this reading What would he have said,--what would he have been able to say, if that young man had come to him demanding an explanation?
