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Chapter XXI
WOMAN'S WILES. "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness. "Give him a settler, 'Arry. He wants his nerves calmin' a bit!" The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.”
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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 "Give him a settler, 'Arry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
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From this reading "Give him a settler, 'Arry.
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From this reading He wants his nerves calmin' a bit!"
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From this reading "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.
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From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
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From this reading He wants his nerves calmin' a bit!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
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From this reading "Give him a settler, 'Arry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wants his nerves calmin' a bit!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give him a settler, 'Arry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wants his nerves calmin' a bit!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
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From this reading He wants his nerves calmin' a bit!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Give him a settler, 'Arry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wants his nerves calmin' a bit!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
which person or people
From this reading "Look sharp!" cried the black-bearded ruffian who had feigned illness.
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From this reading WOMAN'S WILES.
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From this reading WOMAN'S WILES.
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From this reading The fellow had seized my wrists, and I saw that one of the men who had sprung from his place of concealment was pouring some liquid from a bottle upon a sponge.
