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Chapter XXIII
We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying: ‘The monsters, they have arrested him!’ We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was: ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly. My surprise was greater when I heard her answer:
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:”
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘The monsters, they have arrested him!’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:”
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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 ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
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From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
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From this reading My surprise was greater when I heard her answer:
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From this reading ‘The monsters, they have arrested him!’
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
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From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
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From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
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From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
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From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
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From this reading My surprise was greater when I heard her answer:
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From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘The monsters, they have arrested him!’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
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From this reading My surprise was greater when I heard her answer:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My surprise was greater when I heard her answer:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘The monsters, they have arrested him!’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My surprise was greater when I heard her answer:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
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From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The monsters, they have arrested him!’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
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From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
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From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My surprise was greater when I heard her answer:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The monsters, they have arrested him!’
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From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The monsters, they have arrested him!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We knew there was only on of the nobler sex in the eyes of my poor Cecile, and my first question was:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What has he done?’ expecting to hear that he had been fighting a duel, or committing some folly.
at the time that
From this reading We were greatly amazed when late one January evening Cecile rushed into my room like one distracted, crying:
