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Chapter X
"But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book? Why, who says that he was the thief? Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse? "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink. "Well, well, I see that you have not yet understood.
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later than; following
From this reading “"Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Well, well, I see that you have not yet understood.”
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later than; following
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
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From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
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From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
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From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
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From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
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From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
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From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
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From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
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From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, well, I see that you have not yet understood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
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From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
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From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
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From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
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From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
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From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
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From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
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From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
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From this reading "Well, well, I see that you have not yet understood.
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From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
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From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
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From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
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From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
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From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, well, I see that you have not yet understood.
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From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
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From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
which person or people
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
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From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Well, well, I see that you have not yet understood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
