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Chapter VI
"Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him. "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say. We hunt in packs. It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner. "We pull him down.
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later than; following
From this reading “"Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.”
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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 makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.
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From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
later than; following
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
any thing at all
From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
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From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
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From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
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From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
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From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
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From this reading It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
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From this reading "We pull him down.
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From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
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From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
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From this reading We hunt in packs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We hunt in packs.
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From this reading It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
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From this reading It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
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From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
not any; not one
From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
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From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.
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From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
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From this reading We hunt in packs.
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From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
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From this reading "We pull him down.
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From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have got so that no man dare do anything off his own bat, as we say.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It makes no difference whether the individual man is a saint or a sinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, afraid!" said Mr. Spenlove, suddenly, after another long pause, as though one of the silent and recumbent forms under the awning had contradicted him.
