Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
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Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.” “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?” “No, because I have decided not to be present at my trial.” “Oh! oh!” Arsène Lupin repeated, positively: “I shall not be present at my trial.”
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adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.””
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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 Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
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From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
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From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No, because I have decided not to be present at my trial.”
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From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No, because I have decided not to be present at my trial.”
for the reason that
From this reading “No, because I have decided not to be present at my trial.”
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From this reading “No, because I have decided not to be present at my trial.”
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From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
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From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
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From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
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From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
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From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
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From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
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From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, because I have decided not to be present at my trial.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
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From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
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From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No, because I have decided not to be present at my trial.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, because I have decided not to be present at my trial.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, because I have decided not to be present at my trial.”
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From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
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From this reading “Oh! oh!”
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From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
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From this reading Arsène Lupin repeated, positively: “I shall not be present at my trial.”
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From this reading “No, because I have decided not to be present at my trial.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arsène Lupin repeated, positively: “I shall not be present at my trial.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Arsène Lupin repeated, positively: “I shall not be present at my trial.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
at the time that
From this reading Arsène Lupin assumed a modest air, as he replied: “Bah! a person must have some diversion to occupy his leisure hours, especially when he is in prison.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What!” exclaimed Ganimard, “your trial, your defense, the examination--isn’t that sufficient to occupy your mind?”
