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Chapter XVIII
"It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel." "You insolent hound!" "John Garstang--" "John Garstang!" "Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you! It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"John Garstang--" "John Garstang!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you!”
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “"It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."”
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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 is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
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From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "John Garstang--" "John Garstang!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You insolent hound!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you!
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From this reading "You insolent hound!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "John Garstang--" "John Garstang!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
in or at the place that
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
which person or people
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You insolent hound!"
