Chapter XVII · A Third Suitor

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From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

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From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

every person

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

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From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

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From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

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From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

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From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

not any; not one

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

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From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

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From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

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From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

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From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.