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Chapter XVI
A VERY FAINT CLUE. "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion. "What now is that hope? Conceal nothing from me." "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Conceal nothing from me."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.”
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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 VERY FAINT CLUE.
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From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
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From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
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From this reading A VERY FAINT CLUE.
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From this reading Conceal nothing from me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
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From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VERY FAINT CLUE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
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From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
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From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
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From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
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From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
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From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What now is that hope?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
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From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Conceal nothing from me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Conceal nothing from me."
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From this reading "What now is that hope?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What now is that hope?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VERY FAINT CLUE.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What now is that hope?
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From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Monsieur," the Frenchman answered, shrugging his shoulders with an expression of utter impotence, "I have as good reasons for wishing to find out all that as even you can have.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you hinted at some hope, some chance of escape," Felix cried at last, looking up from the ground and mastering his emotion.
