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Chapter VIII
FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began: "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters. Is it not so, Cousin Krizsanowski?" The Polish noble shrugged his shoulders. "I have nothing more to say."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"I have nothing more to say."”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
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From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading Is it not so, Cousin Krizsanowski?"
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From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
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From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
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From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Polish noble shrugged his shoulders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not so, Cousin Krizsanowski?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading Is it not so, Cousin Krizsanowski?"
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From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading "I have nothing more to say."
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From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading The Polish noble shrugged his shoulders.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is it not so, Cousin Krizsanowski?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I have nothing more to say."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
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From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
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From this reading The Polish noble shrugged his shoulders.
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From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
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From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading "I have nothing more to say."
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
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From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
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From this reading The Polish noble shrugged his shoulders.
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From this reading The Polish noble shrugged his shoulders.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Is it not so, Cousin Krizsanowski?"
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From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
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From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "My lords and gentlemen, that was very fine--I mean the romance; but it seems to me we have met to discuss other matters.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
at the time that
From this reading FROM SCENT OF MUSK TO REEKING TAR When those assembled were assured of Galban's departure, Pestel began:
