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Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako. Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun. But what had happened to zu Pfeiffer and the white sergeants? No sign of them could he see. Waves of sound lapped continuously around the temple.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Waves of sound lapped continuously around the temple.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No sign of them could he see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.”
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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 Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Waves of sound lapped continuously around the temple.
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From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
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From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what had happened to zu Pfeiffer and the white sergeants?
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From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
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From this reading Waves of sound lapped continuously around the temple.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No sign of them could he see.
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From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
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From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
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From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
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From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
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From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
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From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But what had happened to zu Pfeiffer and the white sergeants?
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From this reading But what had happened to zu Pfeiffer and the white sergeants?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No sign of them could he see.
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From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
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From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
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From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
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From this reading Waves of sound lapped continuously around the temple.
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From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
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From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
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From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
not any; not one
From this reading No sign of them could he see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
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From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what had happened to zu Pfeiffer and the white sergeants?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
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From this reading No sign of them could he see.
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From this reading But what had happened to zu Pfeiffer and the white sergeants?
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From this reading No sign of them could he see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waves of sound lapped continuously around the temple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waves of sound lapped continuously around the temple.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No sign of them could he see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But what had happened to zu Pfeiffer and the white sergeants?
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From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birnier from his gaol on the hill watched the bronze flood pour like a stream of lava out of the plantation and flood the village, spears flashing silver points in the slanting rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waves of sound lapped continuously around the temple.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what had happened to zu Pfeiffer and the white sergeants?
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From this reading But what had happened to zu Pfeiffer and the white sergeants?
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From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty-eight hours later, the furious drumming, chanting and screaming heralded the return of the victorious troops of Zalu Zako.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what had happened to zu Pfeiffer and the white sergeants?
