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Chapter XVII
WATER! WATER! KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort. As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey. Wild cries and howlings resounded on every side.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Wild cries and howlings resounded on every side.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.”
in the direction of
From this reading “KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.”
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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 KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wild cries and howlings resounded on every side.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading Wild cries and howlings resounded on every side.
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From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Wild cries and howlings resounded on every side.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
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From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading Wild cries and howlings resounded on every side.
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From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
not any; not one
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading Wild cries and howlings resounded on every side.
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From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
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From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
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From this reading Wild cries and howlings resounded on every side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
in the direction of
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading WATER!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
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From this reading Wild cries and howlings resounded on every side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the shorter route through the town was taken, the crowd of excited Hindus around him grew larger as the party hurried on with their prey.
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From this reading KRIPÁ DÉ, in the hands of his enemies, at first struggling madly, then yielding to a force which he had no power to resist, was dragged away toward the fort.
