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Chapter VII
“In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.” “But why?” “Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder. I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time. But while it lasts, I am forced to consent to it, however unwillingly.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.””
for the reason that
From this reading ““Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.”
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading ““In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “But while it lasts, I am forced to consent to it, however unwillingly.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.””
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.”
during the time that
From this reading “But while it lasts, I am forced to consent to it, however unwillingly.”
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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 “Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.
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From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But while it lasts, I am forced to consent to it, however unwillingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
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From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.
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From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But why?”
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From this reading But while it lasts, I am forced to consent to it, however unwillingly.
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
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From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
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From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But while it lasts, I am forced to consent to it, however unwillingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading But while it lasts, I am forced to consent to it, however unwillingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
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From this reading But while it lasts, I am forced to consent to it, however unwillingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But while it lasts, I am forced to consent to it, however unwillingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
during the time that
From this reading But while it lasts, I am forced to consent to it, however unwillingly.
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From this reading “But why?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Because I will have no part nor lot in a murder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I detest duelling, as you do; I regard it as a relic of feudalism which ought to give place to something better in our enlightened and law-governed time.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In view of your explanation,” answered Arthur, “I must decline to act as your friend in this matter.”
