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Chapter XII
"And have given me most impertinent advice! Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?" "At present, monsieur, I must refuse." "Then I shall press the bell, and give you into custody." "Ah!" he laughed, "that will be distinctly amusing."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And have given me most impertinent advice!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"At present, monsieur, I must refuse."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Then I shall press the bell, and give you into custody."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?"”
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From this reading "Ah!" he laughed, "that will be distinctly amusing."
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And have given me most impertinent advice!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At present, monsieur, I must refuse."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah!" he laughed, "that will be distinctly amusing."
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From this reading "Then I shall press the bell, and give you into custody."
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From this reading "Then I shall press the bell, and give you into custody."
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From this reading "Ah!" he laughed, "that will be distinctly amusing."
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From this reading Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?"
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From this reading "Then I shall press the bell, and give you into custody."
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From this reading "And have given me most impertinent advice!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And have given me most impertinent advice!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah!" he laughed, "that will be distinctly amusing."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "At present, monsieur, I must refuse."
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From this reading "And have given me most impertinent advice!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Then I shall press the bell, and give you into custody."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?"
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From this reading "Ah!" he laughed, "that will be distinctly amusing."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And have given me most impertinent advice!
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From this reading "At present, monsieur, I must refuse."
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From this reading "And have given me most impertinent advice!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "At present, monsieur, I must refuse."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At present, monsieur, I must refuse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I shall press the bell, and give you into custody."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At present, monsieur, I must refuse."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then I shall press the bell, and give you into custody."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah!" he laughed, "that will be distinctly amusing."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?"
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From this reading "Then I shall press the bell, and give you into custody."
which person or people
From this reading Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you, or will you not, tell me who the fellow is?"
