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Chapter V
The most persistent, the most dangerous, the craftiest, the most systematic of informers. A genius amongst betrayers. Fortunately for us, he was unique. The man was a fanatic, I have told you. Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.”
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “A genius amongst betrayers.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The man was a fanatic, I have told you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man was a fanatic, I have told you.”
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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 A genius amongst betrayers.
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From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading A genius amongst betrayers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
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From this reading A genius amongst betrayers.
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From this reading The most persistent, the most dangerous, the craftiest, the most systematic of informers.
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From this reading The most persistent, the most dangerous, the craftiest, the most systematic of informers.
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From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
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From this reading The man was a fanatic, I have told you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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From this reading Fortunately for us, he was unique.
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From this reading A genius amongst betrayers.
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From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
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From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The man was a fanatic, I have told you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fortunately for us, he was unique.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The man was a fanatic, I have told you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
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From this reading The most persistent, the most dangerous, the craftiest, the most systematic of informers.
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From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
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From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
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From this reading The man was a fanatic, I have told you.
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From this reading The most persistent, the most dangerous, the craftiest, the most systematic of informers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The most persistent, the most dangerous, the craftiest, the most systematic of informers.
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From this reading The most persistent, the most dangerous, the craftiest, the most systematic of informers.
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From this reading The most persistent, the most dangerous, the craftiest, the most systematic of informers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The most persistent, the most dangerous, the craftiest, the most systematic of informers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was a fanatic, I have told you.
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From this reading Fortunately for us, he was unique.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fortunately for us, he was unique.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortunately for us, he was unique.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fortunately, again, for us, he had fallen in love with the accomplished and innocent gestures of that girl.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The man was a fanatic, I have told you.
