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Chapter IX
ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny. "Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?" "Yes," I said, full of wretchedness; "I must have slept for hours." "You'll need a good sleep," said Marah, "for it's likely you'll have none to-night. We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Yes," I said, full of wretchedness; "I must have slept for hours."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You'll need a good sleep," said Marah, "for it's likely you'll have none to-night.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"You'll need a good sleep," said Marah, "for it's likely you'll have none to-night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"”
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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 "Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"
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From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
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From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
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From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
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From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
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From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
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From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
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From this reading We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes," I said, full of wretchedness; "I must have slept for hours."
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From this reading "Yes," I said, full of wretchedness; "I must have slept for hours."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"
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From this reading "Yes," I said, full of wretchedness; "I must have slept for hours."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
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From this reading "You'll need a good sleep," said Marah, "for it's likely you'll have none to-night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
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From this reading We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll need a good sleep," said Marah, "for it's likely you'll have none to-night.
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From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Yes," I said, full of wretchedness; "I must have slept for hours."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'll need a good sleep," said Marah, "for it's likely you'll have none to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
not one, and not any
From this reading "You'll need a good sleep," said Marah, "for it's likely you'll have none to-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes," I said, full of wretchedness; "I must have slept for hours."
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From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," I said, full of wretchedness; "I must have slept for hours."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll need a good sleep," said Marah, "for it's likely you'll have none to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
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From this reading "Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
at the time that
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We night-riders, the like of you and me, why, we know what the owls do, don't we?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABOARD THE LUGGER When I woke up, it was still bright day, but the sun was off the cliffs, and the caves seemed dark and uncanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," I said, full of wretchedness; "I must have slept for hours."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," I said, full of wretchedness; "I must have slept for hours."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said Marah, "have you had a good sleep?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll need a good sleep," said Marah, "for it's likely you'll have none to-night.
