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Chapter XXVII
“If what?” “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?” Pascal protested vigorously. “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate. Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
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later than; following
From this reading ““Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?””
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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 “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
later than; following
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate.
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From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
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From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If what?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
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From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
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From this reading Pascal protested vigorously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading Pascal protested vigorously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Allow me to say,” he exclaimed, “that I am not any one’s subordinate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
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From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trigault is my client, like thirty or forty others--nothing more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pascal protested vigorously.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “If what?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would it be proper for me, after the baron has treated me in such a contemptible manner, to have any dealings with one of his subordinates?”
