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Chapter V
The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless. Six or seven minutes sufficed, and Lucio rose, the winner. He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake. "I have won!" he said quietly. "But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have won!" he said quietly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!”
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From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
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From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
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From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!
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From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
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From this reading "But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!
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From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
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From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have won!" he said quietly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have won!" he said quietly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
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From this reading "But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
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From this reading Six or seven minutes sufficed, and Lucio rose, the winner.
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From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!
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From this reading Six or seven minutes sufficed, and Lucio rose, the winner.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Six or seven minutes sufficed, and Lucio rose, the winner.
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From this reading "But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!
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From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
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From this reading "I have won!" he said quietly.
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From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
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From this reading "But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!
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From this reading Six or seven minutes sufficed, and Lucio rose, the winner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have won!" he said quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six or seven minutes sufficed, and Lucio rose, the winner.
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From this reading Six or seven minutes sufficed, and Lucio rose, the winner.
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From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
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From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
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From this reading Six or seven minutes sufficed, and Lucio rose, the winner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
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From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The game was brief,--and in its rapid excitement, almost breathless.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He smiled as he pointed to the counter which had represented Viscount Lynton's last stake.
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From this reading Six or seven minutes sufficed, and Lucio rose, the winner.
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From this reading "I have won!" he said quietly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you owe me nothing, my dear Viscount, inasmuch as you risked--Nothing!
