Chapter XXV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

later than; following

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.

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From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

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From this reading “It is the finger of God!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

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From this reading “It is the finger of God!

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.

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From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.

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From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.

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From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

not any; not one

From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “It is the finger of God!

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

above and across; more than

From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.

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From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “It is the finger of God!

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

which person or people

From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.