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Chapter XVIII
“Ah, but you were sleeping, slyboots.” “No--‘Death or Foedora!’--I have it!” “Wake up!” Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it. “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““No--‘Death or Foedora!’--I have it!””
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.”
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From this reading “Ah, but you were sleeping, slyboots.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
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From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
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From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, but you were sleeping, slyboots.”
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From this reading “No--‘Death or Foedora!’--I have it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No--‘Death or Foedora!’--I have it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No--‘Death or Foedora!’--I have it!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No--‘Death or Foedora!’--I have it!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No--‘Death or Foedora!’--I have it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No--‘Death or Foedora!’--I have it!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “No--‘Death or Foedora!’--I have it!”
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From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, but you were sleeping, slyboots.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, but you were sleeping, slyboots.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wake up!”
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From this reading “Wake up!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah, but you were sleeping, slyboots.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Raphael shouted, beating Emile with the piece of shagreen as if he meant to draw electric fluid out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Tonnerre_!” said Emile, springing up and flinging his arms round Raphael; “my friend, remember the sort of women you are with.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, but you were sleeping, slyboots.”
