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Chapter XI
After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour. From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door. “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself. Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments. The prospect of having to break the news to her had put him into a fever.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.”
later than; following
From this reading “After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “The prospect of having to break the news to her had put him into a fever.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.”
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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 The prospect of having to break the news to her had put him into a fever.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
later than; following
From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
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From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
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From this reading The prospect of having to break the news to her had put him into a fever.
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From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
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From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
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From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
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From this reading From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.
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From this reading The prospect of having to break the news to her had put him into a fever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.
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From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The prospect of having to break the news to her had put him into a fever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.
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From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
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From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The prospect of having to break the news to her had put him into a fever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
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From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
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From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
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From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
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From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
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From this reading The prospect of having to break the news to her had put him into a fever.
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From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.
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From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
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From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prospect of having to break the news to her had put him into a fever.
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From this reading The prospect of having to break the news to her had put him into a fever.
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From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
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From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.
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From this reading After Chief Inspector Heat had left him Mr Verloc moved about the parlour.
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From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr Verloc’s soul, if lacking greatness perhaps, was capable of tender sentiments.
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From this reading From time to time he eyed his wife through the open door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She knows all about it now,” he thought to himself with commiseration for her sorrow and with some satisfaction as regarded himself.
