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So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight. On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes. “Nala,” she cried, “the paddle-maker. Ask him to come to me.” She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ask him to come to me.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Nala,” she cried, “the paddle-maker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.”
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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 On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
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From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
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From this reading Ask him to come to me.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
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From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
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From this reading She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
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From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ask him to come to me.”
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From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nala,” she cried, “the paddle-maker.
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From this reading She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
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From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
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From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ask him to come to me.”
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From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
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From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
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From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ask him to come to me.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
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From this reading “Nala,” she cried, “the paddle-maker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
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From this reading “Nala,” she cried, “the paddle-maker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
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From this reading She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Nala,” she cried, “the paddle-maker.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
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From this reading She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
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From this reading She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ask him to come to me.”
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From this reading She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
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From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
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From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
in or at the place that
From this reading On nearing the bungalow, Jocelyn turned aside into the forest where a little colony of huts nestled in a hollow of the sand-dunes.
which person or people
From this reading She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So cowards never use their might But against such that will not fight.
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From this reading She spoke in the dialect of the coast to some women who sat together before one of the huts.
