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"And what's to be done next, Mister Charles? That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out." "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim." "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him." "That would never do, Tim.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That would never do, Tim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"That would never do, Tim.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
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From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
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From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
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From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That would never do, Tim.
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From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
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From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
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From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
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From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That would never do, Tim.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
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From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That would never do, Tim.
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From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
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From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
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From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
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From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
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From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That would never do, Tim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
