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Chapter IV
What a bewildering affair it was altogether! This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it. Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed. The inventor and his invention were not to be bought. And in what haughty and menacing terms he had couched his refusal!
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The inventor and his invention were not to be bought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.
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From this reading What a bewildering affair it was altogether!
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From this reading This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.
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From this reading The inventor and his invention were not to be bought.
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From this reading And in what haughty and menacing terms he had couched his refusal!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.
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From this reading Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.
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From this reading Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.
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From this reading Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.
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From this reading This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.
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From this reading And in what haughty and menacing terms he had couched his refusal!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in what haughty and menacing terms he had couched his refusal!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The inventor and his invention were not to be bought.
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From this reading This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in what haughty and menacing terms he had couched his refusal!
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From this reading The inventor and his invention were not to be bought.
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From this reading The inventor and his invention were not to be bought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What a bewildering affair it was altogether!
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From this reading This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.
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From this reading And in what haughty and menacing terms he had couched his refusal!
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From this reading Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.
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From this reading This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The inventor and his invention were not to be bought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.
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From this reading And in what haughty and menacing terms he had couched his refusal!
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From this reading Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the millions of dollars had been refused, force must be employed.
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From this reading And in what haughty and menacing terms he had couched his refusal!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This, of course, made it all the more important to get to the bottom of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a bewildering affair it was altogether!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The inventor and his invention were not to be bought.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a bewildering affair it was altogether!
