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Chapter V
SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?" "'Très volontiers' repartit le démon. 'Vous aimez les tableaux changeants; je veux vous contenter.'" --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square. It was very hot.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “--_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.”
later than; following
From this reading “--_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.”
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
later than; following
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
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From this reading 'Vous aimez les tableaux changeants; je veux vous contenter.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
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From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
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From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
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From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
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From this reading 'Vous aimez les tableaux changeants; je veux vous contenter.'"
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From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
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From this reading 'Vous aimez les tableaux changeants; je veux vous contenter.'"
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From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
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From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
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From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
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From this reading "'Très volontiers' repartit le démon.
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From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
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From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
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From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
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From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
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From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
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From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
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From this reading It was very hot.
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From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
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From this reading 'Vous aimez les tableaux changeants; je veux vous contenter.'"
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From this reading "'Très volontiers' repartit le démon.
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From this reading 'Vous aimez les tableaux changeants; je veux vous contenter.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Très volontiers' repartit le démon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Vous aimez les tableaux changeants; je veux vous contenter.'"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
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From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Très volontiers' repartit le démon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very hot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Vous aimez les tableaux changeants; je veux vous contenter.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Très volontiers' repartit le démon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Vous aimez les tableaux changeants; je veux vous contenter.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very hot.
at the time that
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
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From this reading SHAME IN "THE ROARING GALLANT TOWN" --"Is it for this I have given away Mine ancient wisdom and austere control?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_Le Sage._ When the door of the house had closed after him, and with Mr. Amberley's courteous but grave good-night ringing in his ears, Gilbert Lothian walked briskly away across the Square.
