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Chapter XIX
FROM THE PAST. “One and one with a shadowy third.” “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street! Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?” “Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.
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for the reason that
From this reading ““Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““One and one with a shadowy third.””
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““One and one with a shadowy third.””
but in spite of that
From this reading ““Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.”
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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 “One and one with a shadowy third.”
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From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “One and one with a shadowy third.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
for the reason that
From this reading “Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE PAST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One and one with a shadowy third.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM THE PAST.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One and one with a shadowy third.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE PAST.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One and one with a shadowy third.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why do you not go to one of the larger hotels in Scheveningen, since you have abandoned The Hague?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “One and one with a shadowy third.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Because the larger hotels are not open yet,” replied Cornish, bringing forward a chair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have the air, _mon ami_, of a malgamiter,” said Mrs. Vansittart, looking into Cornish's face--“lurking here in your little inn in a back street!
