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Chapter V
JACQUES PAGANEL IS UNDECEIVED. The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty. Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met. The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him. His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him.”
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From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
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From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
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From this reading Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACQUES PAGANEL IS UNDECEIVED.
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From this reading JACQUES PAGANEL IS UNDECEIVED.
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From this reading Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met.
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From this reading The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him.
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From this reading Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading JACQUES PAGANEL IS UNDECEIVED.
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From this reading Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met.
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From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
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From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
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From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him.
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From this reading JACQUES PAGANEL IS UNDECEIVED.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
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From this reading The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The name and merit of Jacques Paganel were well known to him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord Glenarvan, moreover, knew perfectly whom he had met.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The secretary of the Geographical Society must have been an agreeable person, for all this was said with much modesty.
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From this reading His geographical labors, his reports on modern discoveries, published in the bulletins of the Society, his correspondence with the entire world, had made him one of the most distinguished scientific men of France.
