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Chapter IX
"Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place. I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals. I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night. "Lions?" I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.
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later than; following
From this reading “I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.”
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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 I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
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From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
later than; following
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
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From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
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From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.
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From this reading I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
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From this reading I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
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From this reading I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
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From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lions?"
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From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
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From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
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From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
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From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
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From this reading I had a vision of him standing by his mission door aforetime, repeating one jest, or more likely one stale euphuism night after night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I divined on the instant that this was his habit, to stand by the door before supper and say just those words to the last arrivals.
but in spite of that
From this reading I asked, hating to take the bait, yet curious beyond power to resist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you know why I ordered you all inside," grinned the ex-missionary owner of the place.
