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Chapter VII
"Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?" "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you." Om-at, gund of Kor-ul-JA! What wild talk was this? She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “"Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"
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From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
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From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"
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From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"
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From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
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From this reading Om-at, gund of Kor-ul-JA!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
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From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
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From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
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From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
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From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
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From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
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From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
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From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What wild talk was this?
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From this reading "I am Tarzan," he replied, "and just now I came from Om-at, of Kor-ul-JA, in search of you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What wild talk was this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
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From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What wild talk was this?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What wild talk was this?
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading "Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What wild talk was this?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have questioned him further, but now he was approaching the Tor-o-don and the latter was screaming and growling so loudly as to drown the sound of her voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who are you?" she asked, "and from whence do you come?"
