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Chapter VI
"Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour. You are quite awake, aren't you?" "Awake, sir? Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon. "Good-night," said Mark.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are quite awake, aren't you?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are quite awake, aren't you?"
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From this reading You are quite awake, aren't you?"
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From this reading You are quite awake, aren't you?"
next to; at the side of
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
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From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
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From this reading "Good-night," said Mark.
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From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
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From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
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From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
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From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-night," said Mark.
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From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
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From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
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From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
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From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are quite awake, aren't you?"
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From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
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From this reading "Awake, sir?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
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From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
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From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
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From this reading "Yes, except that howling brute; but I haven't heard him for the last hour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are quite awake, aren't you?"
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From this reading Oh, yes," said the man, shouldering his piece and walking beside his young master to the other waggon.
