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Chapter IX
"But who is this? thought he, a demon vile. With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils. Why am I so tame? Why crush I not the viper? Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.”
during the time that
From this reading “Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."”
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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 "But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Why am I so tame?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
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From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
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From this reading Why crush I not the viper?
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From this reading "But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
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From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
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From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."
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From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
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From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why am I so tame?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."
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From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
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From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why crush I not the viper?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why am I so tame?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."
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From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
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From this reading Why am I so tame?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
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From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."
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From this reading "But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
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From this reading Why crush I not the viper?
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From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
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From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."
during the time that
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried."
which person or people
From this reading "But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
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From this reading Why am I so tame?
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From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
