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Chapter XVI
He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him. They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor. One on either side.... He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps. He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “One on either side....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One on either side....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.”
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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 He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
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From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
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From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
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From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
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From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
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From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
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From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
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From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
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From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
one or the other of two
From this reading One on either side....
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From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
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From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
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From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
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From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
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From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
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From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
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From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
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From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
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From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
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From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
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From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
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From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
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From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
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From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One on either side....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One on either side....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
which person or people
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
