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Chapter XIII
COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman. He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree. Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises. Then shots sounded from nearby. Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises.”
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From this reading Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
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From this reading Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises.
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From this reading Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
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From this reading Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises.
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From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
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From this reading COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then shots sounded from nearby.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
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From this reading Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.
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From this reading Then shots sounded from nearby.
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From this reading Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then shots sounded from nearby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then shots sounded from nearby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
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From this reading Then shots sounded from nearby.
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From this reading Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
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From this reading He saw that he had been asleep crouched at the foot of the tree.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading COLEMAN suddenly found himself looking upon his pallid dragoman.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some were from rifles aimed in that direction and some were from rifles opposed to them.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without any exchange of speech at all he knew there had been alarming noises.
