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Chapter XVIII
Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success. “We will go back and look at our balance-sheet. As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.” “I am listening.” “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We will go back and look at our balance-sheet.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.”
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From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am listening.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We will go back and look at our balance-sheet.
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From this reading “We will go back and look at our balance-sheet.
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From this reading “We will go back and look at our balance-sheet.
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From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
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From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
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From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We will go back and look at our balance-sheet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
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From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am listening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We will go back and look at our balance-sheet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
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From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
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From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
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From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We will go back and look at our balance-sheet.
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From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
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From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
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From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louis de Clameran’s scheme was very simple, and therefore unfortunately presented the strongest chances of success.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will go back and look at our balance-sheet.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will go back and look at our balance-sheet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As heretofore, my brilliant nephew, you seem to have misunderstood my management of this affair; I will now explain it to you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In the first place, I presented myself to Mme. Fauvel, and said not, ‘Your money or your life,’ but ‘Your money or your reputation!’
