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Chapter IV
MOOR. Oh, most vilely. The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit. Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring. They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.”
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From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
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From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
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From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
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From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
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From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
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From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
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From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
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From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
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From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
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From this reading MOOR.
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From this reading Oh, most vilely.
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From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
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From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
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From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
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From this reading Oh, most vilely.
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From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
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From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
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From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
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From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gianettino is as hateful to them as death itself--there's naught but murmuring.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They say the French have been the rats of Genoa, the cat Doria has devoured them, and now is going to feast upon the mice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very name of Doria shakes them like an ague-fit.
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From this reading Oh, most vilely.
