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Chapter VIII
"IN CELLAR COOL!" The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce. He made no answer to the words of the man who had addressed him. "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman. The words dropped from her lips like gouts of oil.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “The words dropped from her lips like gouts of oil.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.”
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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 The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading He made no answer to the words of the man who had addressed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading He made no answer to the words of the man who had addressed him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
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From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
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From this reading "IN CELLAR COOL!"
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From this reading "IN CELLAR COOL!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
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From this reading The words dropped from her lips like gouts of oil.
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From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The words dropped from her lips like gouts of oil.
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From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading The words dropped from her lips like gouts of oil.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The words dropped from her lips like gouts of oil.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He made no answer to the words of the man who had addressed him.
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From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "IN CELLAR COOL!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading The words dropped from her lips like gouts of oil.
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From this reading The words dropped from her lips like gouts of oil.
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From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
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From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading He made no answer to the words of the man who had addressed him.
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From this reading He made no answer to the words of the man who had addressed him.
not any; not one
From this reading He made no answer to the words of the man who had addressed him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading The words dropped from her lips like gouts of oil.
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From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
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From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
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From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
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From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made no answer to the words of the man who had addressed him.
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From this reading The duke knew perfectly well that he had fallen into the hands of as rascally and evil a gang of ruffians as London could produce.
which person or people
From this reading He made no answer to the words of the man who had addressed him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
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From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
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From this reading He made no answer to the words of the man who had addressed him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will be better off if you listen to Sidney reasonable, dearie," said the horrible old woman.
