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Chapter VII
"Then, I've got stung! You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!" Stannard smiled. "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts. I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.”
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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 I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
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From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
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From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
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From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
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From this reading "Then, I've got stung!
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From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
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From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
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From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
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From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
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From this reading "Then, I've got stung!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
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From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
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From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
not any; not one
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
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From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
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From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
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From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
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From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
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From this reading Stannard smiled.
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From this reading Stannard smiled.
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From this reading "Then, I've got stung!
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From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
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From this reading "Then, I've got stung!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
at the time that
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
