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Chapter XIII
HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE. Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come. Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death. "Let--let go of me," he gasped. "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let--let go of me," he gasped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.”
except if; if not
From this reading “Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.”
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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 Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
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From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
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From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
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From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
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From this reading "Let--let go of me," he gasped.
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From this reading "Let--let go of me," he gasped.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
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From this reading HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE.
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From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
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From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let--let go of me," he gasped.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let--let go of me," he gasped.
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From this reading HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAL SHOWS HIS METTLE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
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From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
except if; if not
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal understood perfectly well that a crisis had come.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hardwick had him by the throat, and unless he acceded to the book-keeper's demand he would be in immediate danger of being choked to death.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not until you do as I say," replied Hardwick.
