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Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face. "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho? Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me. Hasten! Already now have I waited too long!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Already now have I waited too long!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?”
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Already now have I waited too long!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Already now have I waited too long!”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?”
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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 Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already now have I waited too long!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
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From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
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From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
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From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
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From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
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From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
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From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
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From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
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From this reading Hasten!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Already now have I waited too long!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
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From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
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From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Already now have I waited too long!
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From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
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From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already now have I waited too long!
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From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
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From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
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From this reading Already now have I waited too long!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
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From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only as a special mark of favor from Jad-ben-Otho may even Ko-tan himself receive this honor from me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Already now have I waited too long!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tarzan stepped quickly back as though from a profaning hand, a feigned expression of horror and disgust upon his face.
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From this reading Already now have I waited too long!
which person or people
From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Stop!" he cried, "who would dare touch the sacred person of the messenger of Jad-ben-Otho?
