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Chapter XI
At last the secret was mine! Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday. Fear nothing. Marie betrayed to police_.--Lol." Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the secret was mine!”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “At last the secret was mine!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Fear nothing.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “At last the secret was mine!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the secret was mine!
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From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
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From this reading Marie betrayed to police_.--Lol."
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From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
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From this reading Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.
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From this reading Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.
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From this reading Fear nothing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the secret was mine!
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From this reading Marie betrayed to police_.--Lol."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie betrayed to police_.--Lol."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
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From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
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From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last the secret was mine!
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From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Fear nothing.
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From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
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From this reading Marie betrayed to police_.--Lol."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading At last the secret was mine!
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From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the secret was mine!
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marie betrayed to police_.--Lol."
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From this reading Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.
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From this reading Very soon I had deciphered the numerals into this message:-- "_Meet me in the avenue on Monday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the secret was mine!
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From this reading Lolita herself had therefore enticed the unfortunate young man to his doom.
