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Chapter XXV
Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier. We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there. I declared my intention to give up the whole matter. It had been too much for me. Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been too much for me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.”
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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 Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
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From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
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From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been too much for me.
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From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
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From this reading I declared my intention to give up the whole matter.
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From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been too much for me.
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From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I declared my intention to give up the whole matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been too much for me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
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From this reading I declared my intention to give up the whole matter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been too much for me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
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From this reading I declared my intention to give up the whole matter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been too much for me.
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From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
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From this reading It had been too much for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I declared my intention to give up the whole matter.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
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From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rouletabille Goes on a Journey That same evening Rouletabille and I left the Glandier.
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From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
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From this reading It had been too much for me.
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From this reading I declared my intention to give up the whole matter.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
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From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were very glad to get away and there was nothing more to keep us there.
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From this reading I declared my intention to give up the whole matter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rouletabille, with a friendly tap on my shoulder, confessed that he had nothing more to learn at the Glandier; he had learned there all it had to tell him.
