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Chapter VIII
Was the man sincere? Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery? I could not make up my mind.... We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister. We were invited in!
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not make up my mind....”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could not make up my mind....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could not make up my mind....”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?”
betrayal of trust
From this reading “Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.”
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From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
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From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
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From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not make up my mind....
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From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
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From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
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From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
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From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
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From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not make up my mind....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were invited in!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
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From this reading We were invited in!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not make up my mind....
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From this reading Was the man sincere?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not make up my mind....
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I could not make up my mind....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not make up my mind....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
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From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
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From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
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From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
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From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
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From this reading Was the man sincere?
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From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was the man sincere?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
betrayal of trust
From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
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From this reading I could not make up my mind....
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From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was the man sincere?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went into Cologne some days before our programme at the urgent request of the Burgermeister.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were any of these people sincere? or were they crawling, fawning, hiding their hatred, ready for any treachery?
