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Chapter III
"We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham. "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one. So I made him wire him to look out for us." But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise. There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I made him wire him to look out for us."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.”
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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 "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
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From this reading But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
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From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
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From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
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From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
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From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise.
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From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
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From this reading But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise.
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From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
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From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So I made him wire him to look out for us."
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From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
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From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
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From this reading But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise.
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From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
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From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
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From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I made him wire him to look out for us."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
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From this reading But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I made him wire him to look out for us."
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From this reading So I made him wire him to look out for us."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
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From this reading So I made him wire him to look out for us."
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From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
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From this reading But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise.
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From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise.
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From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I made him wire him to look out for us."
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From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
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From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
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From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I made him wire him to look out for us."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I made him wire him to look out for us."
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From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not much demand for boatmen at the out-of-the-way, seldom-visited little village.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We might have had some difficulty in getting a boat," remarked Fordham.
at the time that
From this reading But when they reached St. Gingolph a fresh deadlock seemed likely to arise.
which person or people
From this reading "As it happens, though, I saw my commissionaire, Francois Berthod, in Montreux, and he has a brother at St. Gingolph who owns one.
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From this reading So I made him wire him to look out for us."
