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Chapter VI
THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage. What did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean? Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed? They called me the “White Spirit.” Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?”
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “What did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
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From this reading They called me the “White Spirit.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean?
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From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
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From this reading THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage.
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From this reading THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage.
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From this reading What did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean?
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From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?
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From this reading Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?
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From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
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From this reading THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They called me the “White Spirit.”
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From this reading What did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean?
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From this reading Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage.
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From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
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From this reading THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage.
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading What did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean?
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From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
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From this reading They called me the “White Spirit.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They called me the “White Spirit.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean?
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From this reading They called me the “White Spirit.”
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From this reading Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I not instantly killed?
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage.
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From this reading THE END OF THE LAAGER I gasped with wonder and rage.
