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Chapter XI
"Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?" I did not answer. "What does it all mean?" he said again. "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined. And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What does it all mean?" he said again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.”
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From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
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From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
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From this reading I did not answer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
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From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
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From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
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From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
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From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not answer.
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From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
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From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
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From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
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From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
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From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not answer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
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From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
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From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
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From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
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From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
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From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
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From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
