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Chapter VII
The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke. "What now, Antonio?" "Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter. "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it." "Who told you that?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Who told you that?”
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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 interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
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From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
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From this reading "What now, Antonio?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
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From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
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From this reading "Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter.
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From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
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From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
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From this reading "Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
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From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What now, Antonio?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
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From this reading "Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Who told you that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Who told you that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What now, Antonio?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who told you that?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who told you that?
