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Chapter III
THE QUARREL IN REGINALD DANTON’S ROOM. “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective. “I am very much in earnest, sir.” “Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead. Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “THE QUARREL IN REGINALD DANTON’S ROOM.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am very much in earnest, sir.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
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From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
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From this reading THE QUARREL IN REGINALD DANTON’S ROOM.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.
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From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am very much in earnest, sir.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE QUARREL IN REGINALD DANTON’S ROOM.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.
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From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
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From this reading “Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading THE QUARREL IN REGINALD DANTON’S ROOM.
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From this reading THE QUARREL IN REGINALD DANTON’S ROOM.
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From this reading THE QUARREL IN REGINALD DANTON’S ROOM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am very much in earnest, sir.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUARREL IN REGINALD DANTON’S ROOM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since you say that a murder has been committed and it is not unlikely that you did it, it is well to know something of the _corpus dilecti_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
which person or people
From this reading “Well, in the first place, suppose you tell me who is dead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You seem to be very much in earnest in what you say, Mr. Danton,” said the detective.
