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Chapter XVII
Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin. “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part. Bah! I’ll let Massin go. In three years time I’ll be deputy from Sens.”
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I’ll let Massin go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In three years time I’ll be deputy from Sens.””
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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 Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
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From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
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From this reading Bah!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In three years time I’ll be deputy from Sens.”
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From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
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From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
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From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
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From this reading In three years time I’ll be deputy from Sens.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
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From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In three years time I’ll be deputy from Sens.”
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From this reading I’ll let Massin go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
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From this reading I’ll let Massin go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In three years time I’ll be deputy from Sens.”
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From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I’ll let Massin go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In three years time I’ll be deputy from Sens.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In three years time I’ll be deputy from Sens.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In three years time I’ll be deputy from Sens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
which person or people
From this reading “It isn’t he,” thought Goupil, “who has invented this scheme; I know my Zelie,--she taught him his part.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In three years time I’ll be deputy from Sens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like all crafty persons, Goupil, fortunately for Minoret, believed that the proposed marriage with Ursula was only a pretext on the part of the colossus and Zelie for making up with him, now that he was opposing them with Massin.
