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Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor. _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont? Are you sure?” 40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies. Have you a feeding bottle?”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.”
impossible to defeat or discourage
From this reading “40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you sure?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.”
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From this reading 40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you sure?”
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From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you a feeding bottle?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
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From this reading 40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.
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From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
one or the other of two
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you a feeding bottle?”
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From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
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From this reading 40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
impossible to defeat or discourage
From this reading 40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
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From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
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From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
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From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 40 “Here, I’ve brought you the indomitable chief of our enemies.
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From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
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From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
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From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you sure?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Frontispiece_ Lupin took his servant by the shoulders and shook him: “It said ‘de’ Beaumont?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had she taken sides with either of them, with a single movement, the victory would have been decided in that one’s favor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you sure?”
