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Chapter XIX
"And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn. "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels. But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord." "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand. "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."”
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From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
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From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
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From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
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From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
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From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
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From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
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From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
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From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
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From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
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From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
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From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
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From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
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From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "So would I," said Pomp, standing behind him, composed and grand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
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From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
at the time that
From this reading "And I would be the Lord's instrument, when called.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And the blood of Cudjo, whom Pomp loved!" said Penn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for me, I would leave vengeance with the Lord."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I feel all you feel--all Pomp feels.
