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Chapter III
'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming. Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men. 'You are going it well,' he said. 'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way. As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You are going it well,' he said.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way.”
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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 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
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From this reading 'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'You are going it well,' he said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way.
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From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
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From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
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From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
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From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
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From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
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From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
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From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
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From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
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From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
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From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
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From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
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From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
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From this reading 'You are going it well,' he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You are going it well,' he said.
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From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
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From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
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From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'You are going it well,' he said.
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From this reading 'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way.
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From this reading 'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way.
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From this reading 'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way.
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From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
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From this reading 'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way.
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From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
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From this reading 'You are going it well,' he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
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From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rougon slowly raised his head and fixed his big eyes on the two men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'He's a brigand in the skin of a vaudevillist,' Du Poizat ended by exclaiming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
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From this reading 'You are going it well,' he said.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As regards myself and him, we don't get on well together, and if ever I have a chance to crush him I shall avail myself of it without hesitation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You are going it well,' he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading 'Marsy manages his affairs in his own way, as you manage yours in your way.
