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“You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?” “For this purpose, M. Denver, that is my serious meaning.” “Well, it’s a most extraordinary proposition.” “The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course. But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, it’s a most extraordinary proposition.””
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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 “Well, it’s a most extraordinary proposition.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.
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From this reading “For this purpose, M. Denver, that is my serious meaning.”
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From this reading But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
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From this reading “Well, it’s a most extraordinary proposition.”
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From this reading But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For this purpose, M. Denver, that is my serious meaning.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?”
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From this reading “You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?”
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From this reading But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For this purpose, M. Denver, that is my serious meaning.”
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From this reading “Well, it’s a most extraordinary proposition.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For this purpose, M. Denver, that is my serious meaning.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For this purpose, M. Denver, that is my serious meaning.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, it’s a most extraordinary proposition.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “For this purpose, M. Denver, that is my serious meaning.”
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From this reading “The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, it’s a most extraordinary proposition.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For this purpose, M. Denver, that is my serious meaning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For this purpose, M. Denver, that is my serious meaning.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The occasion itself is quite an extraordinary one, of course.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “For this purpose, M. Denver, that is my serious meaning.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?”
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From this reading “Well, it’s a most extraordinary proposition.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I repeat, you will be doing His Majesty and his Ministers a service of extreme importance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean seriously that I am to impersonate His Majesty?”
