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Chapter XL
How could it end in any other way? You called me, and I came home to your heart. “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.” Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago. They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could it end in any other way?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.””
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From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
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From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You called me, and I came home to your heart.
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From this reading How could it end in any other way?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
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From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
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From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
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From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
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From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
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From this reading You called me, and I came home to your heart.
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From this reading You called me, and I came home to your heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could it end in any other way?
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From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
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From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could it end in any other way?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You called me, and I came home to your heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
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From this reading You called me, and I came home to your heart.
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From this reading How could it end in any other way?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You called me, and I came home to your heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How could it end in any other way?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How could it end in any other way?
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From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
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From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You called me, and I came home to your heart.
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From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could it end in any other way?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They tell me, sir, that Missis Marie--that is, Missis Durnovo--has gone back to her people at Sierra Leone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You called me, and I came home to your heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could it end in any other way?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were on board the steamer Bogamayo, which good vessel was pounding down the West Coast of Africa at her best speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus spoke Joseph to his master one afternoon in March, not so many years ago.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You called me, and I came home to your heart.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You called me, and I came home to your heart.
