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Chapter XIII
The girl inquired, much less blithely: "How long is this experiment to continue?" "It will continue until you are identified, of course. The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration." "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It will continue until you are identified, of course.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The girl inquired, much less blithely:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How long is this experiment to continue?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"It will continue until you are identified, of course.”
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From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
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From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
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From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
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From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
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From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
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From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
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From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
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From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
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From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
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From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
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From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
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From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
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From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
not any; not one
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
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From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
up to a particular time
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
