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Chapter III
A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning. A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site. Napoleon made the place his headquarters. General Kleber was murdered in the garden. Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.”
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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 A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading General Kleber was murdered in the garden.
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From this reading General Kleber was murdered in the garden.
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From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
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From this reading A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.
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From this reading Napoleon made the place his headquarters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Napoleon made the place his headquarters.
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From this reading A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading General Kleber was murdered in the garden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading Napoleon made the place his headquarters.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
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From this reading General Kleber was murdered in the garden.
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From this reading Napoleon made the place his headquarters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
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From this reading Napoleon made the place his headquarters.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.
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From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
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From this reading A great many remarkable things have happened on that historic site.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
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From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading A MAN IN A GREEN TURBAN I shall never know for certain whether or not our future was entirely shaped by Monny's resolve to breakfast on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel next morning.
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From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
but in spite of that
From this reading Half the most important people in the world have had tea on the terrace: but, according to a German waiter, there was one deed yet undone.
