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Chapter XIX
"None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy! Aha! you didn't expect this! It's Weber's revenge, eh?" And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone: "You'll have only yourself to blame, mind!...
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Aha! you didn't expect this!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You'll have only yourself to blame, mind!...”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You'll have only yourself to blame, mind!...”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"You'll have only yourself to blame, mind!...”
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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 And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
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From this reading Aha! you didn't expect this!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
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From this reading "You'll have only yourself to blame, mind!...
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From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
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From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
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From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
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From this reading Aha! you didn't expect this!
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From this reading It's Weber's revenge, eh?"
to think that something will happen
From this reading Aha! you didn't expect this!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have only yourself to blame, mind!...
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
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From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
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From this reading It's Weber's revenge, eh?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'll have only yourself to blame, mind!...
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
not one, and not any
From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
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From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
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From this reading "You'll have only yourself to blame, mind!...
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
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From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
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From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
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From this reading It's Weber's revenge, eh?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Aha! you didn't expect this!
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From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
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From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
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From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
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From this reading It's Weber's revenge, eh?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
at the time that
From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
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From this reading And, when Perenna continued to wriggle, he went on, in a threatening tone:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aha! you didn't expect this!
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From this reading "You'll have only yourself to blame, mind!...
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "None of your nonsense," growled Weber, "or I'll blow out your brains, my boy!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You'll have only yourself to blame, mind!...
