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Chapter XVIII
REVOLUTION. There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen. They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted. Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house. This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
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From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
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From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
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From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
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From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
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From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
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From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
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From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
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From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
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From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
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From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
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From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
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From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
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From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
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From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
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From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
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From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
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From this reading REVOLUTION.
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From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
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From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
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From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
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From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed to be five of our captors, all of them as evil-looking men as I think I have ever seen.
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From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
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From this reading They rummaged about the room, evidently in search for weapons they thought I might have secreted.
at the time that
From this reading This was once when I was glad of the interminable daylight.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then they ordered me to stand up, and without more ado led Miela and me from the house.
