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Chapter XV
A happy moment. The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study. Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled. His manner towards Déroulède had undergone a change. He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.”
in the direction of
From this reading “His manner towards Déroulède had undergone a change.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.”
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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 A happy moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
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From this reading His manner towards Déroulède had undergone a change.
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From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
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From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
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From this reading His manner towards Déroulède had undergone a change.
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From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
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From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
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From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
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From this reading A happy moment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
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From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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From this reading His manner towards Déroulède had undergone a change.
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From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
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From this reading A happy moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
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From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
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From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
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From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
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From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The search in the Citizen-Deputy's bedroom had proved as fruitless as that in his study.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
in the direction of
From this reading His manner towards Déroulède had undergone a change.
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From this reading He had become suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious attempts at conciliation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His manner towards Déroulède had undergone a change.
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From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Merlin was beginning to have vague doubts as to whether he had been effectively fooled.
