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Chapter XXVII
In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme. Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir. The “majesty of the law” was utterly forgotten. The President tried in vain to make himself heard. Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.”
busy and excited activity
From this reading “Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “The “majesty of the law” was utterly forgotten.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The President tried in vain to make himself heard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The President tried in vain to make himself heard.”
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From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
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From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
busy and excited activity
From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
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From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
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From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
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From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
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From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
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From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
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From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
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From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
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From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
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From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The “majesty of the law” was utterly forgotten.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
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From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
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From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
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From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The President tried in vain to make himself heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
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From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
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From this reading The “majesty of the law” was utterly forgotten.
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From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The “majesty of the law” was utterly forgotten.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The President tried in vain to make himself heard.
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From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
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From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The “majesty of the law” was utterly forgotten.
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From this reading The President tried in vain to make himself heard.
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From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
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From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
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From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
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From this reading The President tried in vain to make himself heard.
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From this reading The “majesty of the law” was utterly forgotten.
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From this reading The President tried in vain to make himself heard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
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From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His Glory The excitement was extreme.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rouletabille made his way forward with difficulty, but by dint of much elbowing reached his manager and greeted him cordially.
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From this reading Cries from fainting women were to be heard amid the extraordinary bustle and stir.
