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Chapter XVIII
"You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner. "It is precisely as I have told you," she replied. "They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep. Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt. That you have done often.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That you have done often.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It is precisely as I have told you," she replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is precisely as I have told you," she replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is precisely as I have told you," she replied.”
On the present night.
From this reading “"They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep.”
during the time that
From this reading “"They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep.”
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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 "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
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From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That you have done often.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is precisely as I have told you," she replied.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
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From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is precisely as I have told you," she replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That you have done often.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is precisely as I have told you," she replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is precisely as I have told you," she replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is precisely as I have told you," she replied.
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From this reading "They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is precisely as I have told you," she replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
On the present night.
From this reading "They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Find me pistols and a rifle and ammunition and we will pretend that we go into the jungle to hunt.
during the time that
From this reading "They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will come tonight and kill you while you sleep.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You think it is as bad as that?" he said, a noticeable alteration in his tone and manner.
