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Chapter VI
"I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated." "Mademoiselle is too clever for me. Now I should never have thought of that." "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out. The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I should never have thought of that."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I should never have thought of that."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.”
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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 "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
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From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
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From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
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From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
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From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
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From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
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From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
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From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
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From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
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From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
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From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
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From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I should never have thought of that."
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From this reading Now I should never have thought of that."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now I should never have thought of that."
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From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now I should never have thought of that."
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From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I should never have thought of that."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
at the time that
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
