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Chapter VII
She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable. "I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements." "So much the worse for you," was his reply. "The law gives me the power, and I mean to use it." They were getting to Marseilles, and the train whistled and slackened speed.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
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From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
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From this reading "I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements."
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From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "So much the worse for you," was his reply.
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From this reading They were getting to Marseilles, and the train whistled and slackened speed.
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From this reading "The law gives me the power, and I mean to use it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements."
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From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The law gives me the power, and I mean to use it."
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From this reading "The law gives me the power, and I mean to use it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements."
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From this reading They were getting to Marseilles, and the train whistled and slackened speed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The law gives me the power, and I mean to use it."
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From this reading "The law gives me the power, and I mean to use it."
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From this reading "So much the worse for you," was his reply.
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From this reading "I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The law gives me the power, and I mean to use it."
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From this reading "So much the worse for you," was his reply.
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From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
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From this reading "I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
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From this reading They were getting to Marseilles, and the train whistled and slackened speed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So much the worse for you," was his reply.
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From this reading "I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements."
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From this reading They were getting to Marseilles, and the train whistled and slackened speed.
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From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So much the worse for you," was his reply.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were getting to Marseilles, and the train whistled and slackened speed.
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From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
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From this reading They were getting to Marseilles, and the train whistled and slackened speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The law gives me the power, and I mean to use it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am very sorry," she said, "but I have made other engagements."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was stupefied, and looked at him, trying to divine his thoughts; but his face was resolute and impenetrable.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were getting to Marseilles, and the train whistled and slackened speed.
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From this reading They were getting to Marseilles, and the train whistled and slackened speed.
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From this reading "So much the worse for you," was his reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So much the worse for you," was his reply.
