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Chapter XXI
THE DUEL. I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects. His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel. Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled. “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.”
later than; following
From this reading “His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.”
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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 His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
later than; following
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
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From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
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From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
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From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
showing who or what does the action
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From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
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From this reading THE DUEL.
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From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
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From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
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From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
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From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
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From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
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From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
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From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
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From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
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From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
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From this reading I must have hit the Prince hard, judging by the effects.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUEL.
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From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
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From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
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From this reading “This is an ugly business, Bergwyn.
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From this reading His friends picked him up and after a minute or so led him away into the hotel.
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From this reading Then Nikolitch came across to me, his look very troubled.
