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Chapter IX
The door opened, and the jailer entered without the bottles. Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell. He entered and closed the door. Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?" "The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.
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A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The door opened, and the jailer entered without the bottles.”
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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 Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door opened, and the jailer entered without the bottles.
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From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
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From this reading The door opened, and the jailer entered without the bottles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
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From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
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From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
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From this reading He entered and closed the door.
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From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
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From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door opened, and the jailer entered without the bottles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door opened, and the jailer entered without the bottles.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
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From this reading The door opened, and the jailer entered without the bottles.
not any; not one
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door opened, and the jailer entered without the bottles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door opened, and the jailer entered without the bottles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Canolles and Cauvignac exchanged a significant glance, but the jailer took no note of it,--he seemed to be in such haste, the time was so short, and it was so dark in the cell.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The devil!" they exclaimed with one voice, exchanging a second glance.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The door opened, and the jailer entered without the bottles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he walked up to the prisoners and said, drawing a paper from his pocket:-- "Which of you is Baron de Canolles?"
