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Chapter XI
A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect. He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence. The overseer had said, "Hit's the old story. They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way. Fact is, one doesn't know what they haven't heard.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fact is, one doesn't know what they haven't heard.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Fact is, one doesn't know what they haven't heard.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.”
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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 A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
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From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.
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From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.
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From this reading Fact is, one doesn't know what they haven't heard.
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From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
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From this reading Fact is, one doesn't know what they haven't heard.
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From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.
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From this reading Fact is, one doesn't know what they haven't heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
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From this reading They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
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From this reading The overseer had said, "Hit's the old story.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fact is, one doesn't know what they haven't heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fact is, one doesn't know what they haven't heard.
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From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.
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From this reading They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.
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From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
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From this reading The overseer had said, "Hit's the old story.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fact is, one doesn't know what they haven't heard.
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From this reading The overseer had said, "Hit's the old story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The overseer had said, "Hit's the old story.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The overseer had said, "Hit's the old story.
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From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The overseer had said, "Hit's the old story.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.
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From this reading He had threatened his negroes and stormed at them; they had listened in sullen silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Fact is, one doesn't know what they haven't heard.
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From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WHIRLWIND OF EVENTS Whately returned wearing a rather gloomy and angry aspect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have heard that the Yanks are near and may come this way.
