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Chapter XXI
“Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise. “We are in each other’s power. Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel. Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine. I dine at 7.30.
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later than; following
From this reading “Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.”
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From this reading I dine at 7.30.
later than; following
From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
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From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are in each other’s power.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
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From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
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From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
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From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
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From this reading I dine at 7.30.
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From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “We are in each other’s power.
one or the other of two
From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
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From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
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From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
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From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
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From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We are in each other’s power.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
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From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
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From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
not any; not one
From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
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From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
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From this reading “We are in each other’s power.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
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From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
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From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are in each other’s power.
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From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
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From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
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From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
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From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
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From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are in each other’s power.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
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From this reading Shall we exchange our _pièces de conviction_, monsieur, to-night at my hotel--after the walnuts and wine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Obviously it would not answer either of our purposes to fight out this duel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Monsieur,--I feel sure that the receipt of this letter will cause you no surprise.
