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Chapter VII
“Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service? I don’t know what your other friends expect!” “Some of my friends wouldn’t have undertaken the job. Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.” He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.””
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I don’t know what your other friends expect!””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Some of my friends wouldn’t have undertaken the job.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know what your other friends expect!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.””
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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 “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.”
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From this reading I don’t know what your other friends expect!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
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From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
to think that something will happen
From this reading I don’t know what your other friends expect!”
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From this reading Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.”
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From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
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From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
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From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
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From this reading I don’t know what your other friends expect!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Some of my friends wouldn’t have undertaken the job.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t know what your other friends expect!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
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From this reading “Some of my friends wouldn’t have undertaken the job.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t know what your other friends expect!”
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From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
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From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
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From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Some of my friends wouldn’t have undertaken the job.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Some of my friends wouldn’t have undertaken the job.
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From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
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From this reading I don’t know what your other friends expect!”
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From this reading Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.”
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From this reading Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
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From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
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From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.”
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From this reading “Some of my friends wouldn’t have undertaken the job.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Some of my friends wouldn’t have undertaken the job.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.”
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From this reading He lifted his eyes to Flamel and the two men looked at each other.
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From this reading “Some of my friends wouldn’t have undertaken the job.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don’t know what your other friends expect!”
which person or people
From this reading Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Those who would have done so would probably have expected to be paid.”
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From this reading “Some of my friends wouldn’t have undertaken the job.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Simple enough--your offering me money in return for a friendly service?
