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Chapter XXIX
A DESPERATE DEFENSE. I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men. Pierrot addressed me at once in French. “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger. He belongs to the household of the czarevna, and knows a number of the soldiers.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pierrot addressed me at once in French.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men.”
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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 DESPERATE DEFENSE.
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From this reading Pierrot addressed me at once in French.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pierrot addressed me at once in French.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
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From this reading He belongs to the household of the czarevna, and knows a number of the soldiers.
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From this reading He belongs to the household of the czarevna, and knows a number of the soldiers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
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From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE.
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From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DESPERATE DEFENSE.
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From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
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From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
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From this reading Pierrot addressed me at once in French.
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From this reading I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
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From this reading He belongs to the household of the czarevna, and knows a number of the soldiers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men.
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From this reading He belongs to the household of the czarevna, and knows a number of the soldiers.
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From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pierrot addressed me at once in French.
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From this reading I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men.
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From this reading He belongs to the household of the czarevna, and knows a number of the soldiers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He belongs to the household of the czarevna, and knows a number of the soldiers.
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From this reading Pierrot addressed me at once in French.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pierrot addressed me at once in French.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He belongs to the household of the czarevna, and knows a number of the soldiers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He belongs to the household of the czarevna, and knows a number of the soldiers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I have been talking with this fellow, M. le Vicomte,” he said, in his deliberate way, “and I find that we may be in some danger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I STOOD in the lower hall with the two men.
