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Chapter II
HIDING THE FLAGS. "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy. "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way." "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak. "Mister Marcy, the man who told you that told you a plumb lie, kase I ain't.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mister Marcy, the man who told you that told you a plumb lie, kase I ain't.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.”
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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 "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
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From this reading "Mister Marcy, the man who told you that told you a plumb lie, kase I ain't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
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From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
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From this reading HIDING THE FLAGS.
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From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
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From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
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From this reading "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIDING THE FLAGS.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
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From this reading "Mister Marcy, the man who told you that told you a plumb lie, kase I ain't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mister Marcy, the man who told you that told you a plumb lie, kase I ain't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mister Marcy, the man who told you that told you a plumb lie, kase I ain't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mister Marcy, the man who told you that told you a plumb lie, kase I ain't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mister Marcy, the man who told you that told you a plumb lie, kase I ain't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mister Marcy, the man who told you that told you a plumb lie, kase I ain't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIDING THE FLAGS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mister Marcy, the man who told you that told you a plumb lie, kase I ain't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I fight him with his own weapons I shall probably get more out of him than I could in any other way."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
which person or people
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You heared that I was a traitor?" exclaimed Kelsey, as soon as he could speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I have taken the right course," soliloquized the young pilot, who mentally congratulated himself on the ease with which he had "got to windward" of this sneaking spy.
