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Chapter XVII
“I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily. They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short. “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all. Do as you please, officer, but leave me. If Pierre saw us together he would kill you.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.”
in the direction of
From this reading “They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If Pierre saw us together he would kill you.””
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From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do as you please, officer, but leave me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Do as you please, officer, but leave me.
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From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do as you please, officer, but leave me.
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From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.
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From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Pierre saw us together he would kill you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do as you please, officer, but leave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do as you please, officer, but leave me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do as you please, officer, but leave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Pierre saw us together he would kill you.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been killed once before to-day,” he said gaily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Pierre saw us together he would kill you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
in the direction of
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Pierre saw us together he would kill you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No,” she said, gently, “I’ll go no farther; Pierre told me not to meddle; I believe in him; if we go on we shall spoil all.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They both walked towards the gloomy gateway which led to the causeway; there Francine suddenly stopped short.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Pierre saw us together he would kill you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do as you please, officer, but leave me.
