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Chapter XI
"The miserable renegade!" cried West. "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!" "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing. "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified. But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The miserable renegade!" cried West.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"”
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “"I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.”
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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 "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
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From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The miserable renegade!" cried West.
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From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
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From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
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From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
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From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
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From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
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From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
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From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
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From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
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From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The miserable renegade!" cried West.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
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From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The miserable renegade!" cried West.
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From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
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From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
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From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The miserable renegade!" cried West.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I should like to see the scoundrel punished!"
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From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
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From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
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From this reading "Well, have patience!" said Ingleborough, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The miserable renegade!" cried West.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "It's a very laudable desire, which I live in hopes of seeing gratified.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But don't you think we might as well go to sleep and make up for all we have gone through?"
