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Chapter XX
BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm. “None of that, Jack,” he said. “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost. The Governor gave a signal, I suppose?” “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.”
not one, and not any
From this reading ““None of that, Jack,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Governor gave a signal, I suppose?””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.”
during the time that
From this reading ““Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.”
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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 The Governor gave a signal, I suppose?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
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From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
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From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
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From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
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From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
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From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
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From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
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From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
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From this reading The Governor gave a signal, I suppose?”
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From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
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From this reading The Governor gave a signal, I suppose?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Governor gave a signal, I suppose?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
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From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
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From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
not one, and not any
From this reading “None of that, Jack,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “None of that, Jack,” he said.
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From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None of that, Jack,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Governor gave a signal, I suppose?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Governor gave a signal, I suppose?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “None of that, Jack,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEFORE Jack could fire, as perhaps he had intended to do, Drummond struck down his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
during the time that
From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
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From this reading “Yes, he did, and those two have got away while I stood babbling here, feeling a sympathy for the old villain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The Russian in you has evidently been scratched, and the Tartar has come uppermost.
