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Chapter XXXVIII
THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling. "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!" The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor. In the opposite corner of the room things went much more quietly. Here they only spoke in whispers, as is customary at chess.
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later than; following
From this reading “THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here they only spoke in whispers, as is customary at chess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the opposite corner of the room things went much more quietly.”
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From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
later than; following
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here they only spoke in whispers, as is customary at chess.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
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From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
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From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading Here they only spoke in whispers, as is customary at chess.
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From this reading In the opposite corner of the room things went much more quietly.
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From this reading Here they only spoke in whispers, as is customary at chess.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
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From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they only spoke in whispers, as is customary at chess.
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From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here they only spoke in whispers, as is customary at chess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading In the opposite corner of the room things went much more quietly.
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From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading In the opposite corner of the room things went much more quietly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
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From this reading Here they only spoke in whispers, as is customary at chess.
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From this reading In the opposite corner of the room things went much more quietly.
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From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading In the opposite corner of the room things went much more quietly.
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From this reading In the opposite corner of the room things went much more quietly.
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From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
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From this reading Here they only spoke in whispers, as is customary at chess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
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From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the opposite corner of the room things went much more quietly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The men said things to each other which, had not the cards been in their hands, must have led to affairs of honor.
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From this reading Here they only spoke in whispers, as is customary at chess.
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From this reading "This card should have been played, not that, for we were winning!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MOUSE PLAYS WITH THE CAT The men flung their cards upon the table as though they meant to make it suffer, and after every game set to quarrelling.
