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Chapter XVI
So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything. After questioning me for a long time, he said to me: "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?" "Most willingly, Monsieur." "You have some means?"
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later than; following
From this reading “After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.”
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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 After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
later than; following
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
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From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
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From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
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From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
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From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
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From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
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From this reading "You have some means?"
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From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
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From this reading "Most willingly, Monsieur."
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From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
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From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
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From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
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From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
which person or people
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
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From this reading "Most willingly, Monsieur."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
