used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
assertverbUS /əˈsɜːrt/
state categorically
From this reading “Do you dare to assert that you discovered the brigand?”
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
Balstain
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From this reading “If I have any right!” interrupted Balstain; “who contests my right, then?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
brigandnoun
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading “Do you dare to assert that you discovered the brigand?”
castingnounUS /ˈkæstɪŋ/
object formed by a mold
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
Chupin
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From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
contestsnounUS /ˈkɑːntests/
plural of “contest” — an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading “If I have any right!” interrupted Balstain; “who contests my right, then?”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “Do you dare to assert that you discovered the brigand?”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Do you dare to assert that you discovered the brigand?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you dare to assert that you discovered the brigand?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “Yes, it was I who discovered his hiding place.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I have any right!” interrupted Balstain; “who contests my right, then?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “If I have any right!” interrupted Balstain; “who contests my right, then?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If I have any right!” interrupted Balstain; “who contests my right, then?”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Yes, it was I who discovered his hiding place.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you dare to assert that you discovered the brigand?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “If I have any right!” interrupted Balstain; “who contests my right, then?”
threateninglyadverbUS /ˈθretənɪŋli/
in a menacing manner
From this reading He looked threateningly around him, and casting his eyes on Chupin, “Is it you?” he asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, it was I who discovered his hiding place.”
which person or people
From this reading “If I have any right!” interrupted Balstain; “who contests my right, then?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, it was I who discovered his hiding place.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you have any right to the money, you must prove it before the proper authorities,” said the officer in command.
