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Chapter XVII
“We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos. “I will not leave till the day after to-morrow. That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.” At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose. Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
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later than; following
From this reading ““I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.”
seriously and formally
From this reading “At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.””
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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 “We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos.
later than; following
From this reading “I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.
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From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
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From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos.
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From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
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From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
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From this reading “We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos.
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From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
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From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
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From this reading “We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos.
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From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
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From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
above and across; more than
From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
seriously and formally
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.
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From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
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From this reading “I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos.
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From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have a gadfly behind us,” said Carlos.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
which person or people
From this reading That Contenson is certainly the man who sent the porter after us from the Rue Taitbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will not leave till the day after to-morrow.
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From this reading Peyrade wished to pass for a tippling Englishman; he never went out till he was half-seas over.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who always breakfasted too heartily, with a purpose.
