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Chapter XXX
MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND. "Have you been thinking any more about it?" Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together. "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie. "And what's the result?"
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Have you been thinking any more about it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Have you been thinking any more about it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you been thinking any more about it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Have you been thinking any more about it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.”
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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 MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what's the result?"
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From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
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From this reading MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND.
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From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
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From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
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From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
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From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
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From this reading MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND.
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From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
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From this reading MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND.
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From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
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From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
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From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
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From this reading "And what's the result?"
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From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
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From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
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From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
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From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
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From this reading "And what's the result?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
