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Chapter XXIII
THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR. The Frenchman meant what he said, too. There could be no doubt of that. Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands. For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There could be no doubt of that.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.”
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading “THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.”
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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 For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
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From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
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From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
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From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
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From this reading THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.
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From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
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From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
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From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
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From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
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From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
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From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
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From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
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From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
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From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
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From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
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From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
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From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
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From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUMMONS AT THE DOOR.
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From this reading For a moment Nick regarded him intently, and then he said:
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From this reading There could be no doubt of that.
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From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
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From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sincerity, as well as rapture and admiration, were depicted on his face as he knelt there before the detective, kissing his hands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Frenchman meant what he said, too.
