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Chapter XXXIX
THE MALAY’S VENGEANCE. Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach. Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped. Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth. “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.”
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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 Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
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From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
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From this reading Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
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From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
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From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
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From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
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From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
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From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
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From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
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From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
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From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
not friendly or close
From this reading Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
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From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
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From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
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From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
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From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
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From this reading Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
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From this reading THE MALAY’S VENGEANCE.
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From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
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From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
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From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MALAY’S VENGEANCE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Brandon noticed a deeper gloom upon his face and a sterner purpose on his resolute mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MALAY’S VENGEANCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some hours afterward Despard called Brandon outside the cottage, and walked along the bank which overhung the beach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arriving at a point several hundred yards distant from the cottage he stopped.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have called you aside,” said Despard, “to say that I am going on a journey.
