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Chapter IX
"I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily. "Certainly, Mademoiselle! But your statement had to be confirmed." "And now, what are you going to do?" "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.”
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From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
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From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
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From this reading "Certainly, Mademoiselle!
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From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
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From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
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From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
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From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
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From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
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From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
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From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
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From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
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From this reading "Certainly, Mademoiselle!
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From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
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From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
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From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
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From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
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From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
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From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
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From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
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From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
