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Chapter XXXIII
The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair. "If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth. Blundel is at your house with your wife. There is something she is to do. What is it?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There is something she is to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth.”
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Blundel is at your house with your wife.
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From this reading Blundel is at your house with your wife.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth.
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There is something she is to do.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading Blundel is at your house with your wife.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Blundel is at your house with your wife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading "If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading "If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth.
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is something she is to do.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something she is to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading There is something she is to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is something she is to do.
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading "If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?"
at the time that
From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
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From this reading Blundel is at your house with your wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Blundel is at your house with your wife.
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From this reading The last words of his half-reluctant, half-exultant confession had scarcely left Richard Amory's lips when Tredennis rose from his chair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you can," he said, "tell me the literal truth.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Blundel is at your house with your wife.
