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Chapter XXXVIII
AN ALIBI. M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering. “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?” “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.” Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.””
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.””
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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 M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
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From this reading AN ALIBI.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ALIBI.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
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From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
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From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
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From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
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From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
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From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
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From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
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From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
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From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
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From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. de Charny entered, a little pale, but upright, and not apparently suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Take care, sister,” said the Comte d’Artois; “what is the use of asking so many people?”
which person or people
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny and Philippe bowed courteously to each other, and Philippe said in a low voice, “You are surely mad to come out wounded; one would say you wished to die.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Brother, I will ask the whole world, till I meet some one who will tell you you are deceived.”
