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Chapter XXVI
The rogues were very merry on their booty. They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas. They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses. This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles. From this station they used to issue, etc.---Memoirs of Richard Turpin.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rogues were very merry on their booty.”
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading “This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles.”
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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 They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
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From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
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From this reading The rogues were very merry on their booty.
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From this reading This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles.
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From this reading This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles.
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From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
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From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
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From this reading From this station they used to issue, etc.---Memoirs of Richard Turpin.
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From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this station they used to issue, etc.---Memoirs of Richard Turpin.
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From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
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From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles.
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From this reading From this station they used to issue, etc.---Memoirs of Richard Turpin.
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From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
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From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
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From this reading From this station they used to issue, etc.---Memoirs of Richard Turpin.
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From this reading The rogues were very merry on their booty.
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From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rogues were very merry on their booty.
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From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
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From this reading From this station they used to issue, etc.---Memoirs of Richard Turpin.
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From this reading The rogues were very merry on their booty.
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From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
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From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles.
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From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
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From this reading From this station they used to issue, etc.---Memoirs of Richard Turpin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rogues were very merry on their booty.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rogues were very merry on their booty.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles.
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From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles.
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From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
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From this reading From this station they used to issue, etc.---Memoirs of Richard Turpin.
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From this reading From this station they used to issue, etc.---Memoirs of Richard Turpin.
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From this reading The rogues were very merry on their booty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rogues were very merry on their booty.
in or at the place that
From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses.
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From this reading They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.---Gil Blas.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles.
