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Chapter XII
"I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot. "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs. Yes, six thousand! There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples. Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
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From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
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From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
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From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
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From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
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From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
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From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
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From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
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From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
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From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
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From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
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From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
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From this reading Yes, six thousand!
