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“A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished. “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands. The discovery of her baseness must have overthrown his reason. How deceptive are appearances. One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The discovery of her baseness must have overthrown his reason.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The discovery of her baseness must have overthrown his reason.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.”
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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 “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
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From this reading How deceptive are appearances.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How deceptive are appearances.
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From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
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From this reading The discovery of her baseness must have overthrown his reason.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
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From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
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From this reading How deceptive are appearances.
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From this reading The discovery of her baseness must have overthrown his reason.
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From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
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From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
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From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
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From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The discovery of her baseness must have overthrown his reason.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The discovery of her baseness must have overthrown his reason.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
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From this reading How deceptive are appearances.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
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From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
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From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
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From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
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From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
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From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The discovery of her baseness must have overthrown his reason.
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From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
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From this reading The discovery of her baseness must have overthrown his reason.
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From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
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From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
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From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
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From this reading The discovery of her baseness must have overthrown his reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
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From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
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From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
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From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
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From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor fellow, one cannot but pity him in spite of the fact that he took the law into his own hands.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
at the time that
From this reading “A most astounding story,” was the remark of the shrewd and experienced lawyer when the narrative was finished.
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From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would have judged him the last man in the world to be swayed by violent passions.
