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Chapter XXIII
“The handcuffs?” said Lupin; and his face fell. Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be. I might get away yet. What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human! Truly, I can’t be much of a man of the world, to be in love like this!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.”
later than; following
From this reading “Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I might get away yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I might get away yet.”
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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 What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
later than; following
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
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From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The handcuffs?” said Lupin; and his face fell.
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From this reading I might get away yet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
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From this reading Truly, I can’t be much of a man of the world, to be in love like this!”
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From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
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From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
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From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
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From this reading “The handcuffs?” said Lupin; and his face fell.
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From this reading “The handcuffs?” said Lupin; and his face fell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
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From this reading I might get away yet.
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From this reading “The handcuffs?” said Lupin; and his face fell.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The handcuffs?” said Lupin; and his face fell.
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From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I might get away yet.
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From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Truly, I can’t be much of a man of the world, to be in love like this!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
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From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
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From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
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From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
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From this reading Truly, I can’t be much of a man of the world, to be in love like this!”
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From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The handcuffs?” said Lupin; and his face fell.
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From this reading Truly, I can’t be much of a man of the world, to be in love like this!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might get away yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly, I can’t be much of a man of the world, to be in love like this!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
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From this reading “The handcuffs?” said Lupin; and his face fell.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
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From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The handcuffs?” said Lupin; and his face fell.
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From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
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From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Truly, I can’t be much of a man of the world, to be in love like this!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
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From this reading Truly, I can’t be much of a man of the world, to be in love like this!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What luck it is for you that I’m so soft, so little of a Charmerace, so human!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
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From this reading Truly, I can’t be much of a man of the world, to be in love like this!”
but in spite of that
From this reading I might get away yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then it cleared; and he added lightly, “After all, there’s nothing like being careful; and, by Jove, with me you need to be.
