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Chapter XXIII
THE FLAGSTAFF TOWER. Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly. As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy. To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted. "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
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the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “"There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.”
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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 As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
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From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
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From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
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From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
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From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
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From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
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From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
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From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
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From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
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From this reading THE FLAGSTAFF TOWER.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
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From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
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From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
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From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
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From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
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From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
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From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
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From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
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From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLAGSTAFF TOWER.
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From this reading "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time pressing, the Commandant had gone straight from the orderly-room in search of Father Joly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a soldier and a good Catholic he desired to be shriven, and as a man of habit he preferred the old Cure to Father Launoy.
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From this reading THE FLAGSTAFF TOWER.
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From this reading "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To be sure the Cure was deaf as a post, but on the other hand the Commandant's worst sins would bear to be shouted.
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From this reading "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
but in spite of that
From this reading "There is yet one thing upon my conscience," he wound up.
