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Chapter XXIV
Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard. Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote. "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said. "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah. I'm afraid he means to play us false."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.”
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From this reading I'm afraid he means to play us false."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
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From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
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From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
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From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
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From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
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From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
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From this reading I'm afraid he means to play us false."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
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From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
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From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
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From this reading I'm afraid he means to play us false."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid he means to play us false."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
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From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
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From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid he means to play us false."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are the enemy, sure enough," the latter said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charlie was speaking, at the time, to Major Coote.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That old rascal, Meer Jaffier, must have been deceiving us when he said that the nabob had halted at Mankarah.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
at the time that
From this reading Scarcely had the soldiers taken off their packs, when the sound of martial music was heard.
