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CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE. The ambitious captain walked out, sniffing, white, and incensed. There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise. The captain was a terrorist. He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.”
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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 CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE.
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From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
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From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
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From this reading The ambitious captain walked out, sniffing, white, and incensed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ambitious captain walked out, sniffing, white, and incensed.
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From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
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From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE.
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From this reading CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE.
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From this reading CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE.
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From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
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From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
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From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
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From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
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From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
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From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
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From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
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From this reading The ambitious captain walked out, sniffing, white, and incensed.
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From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE.
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From this reading CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
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From this reading The ambitious captain walked out, sniffing, white, and incensed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ambitious captain walked out, sniffing, white, and incensed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
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From this reading The captain was a terrorist.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ambitious captain walked out, sniffing, white, and incensed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He acted instinctively on the theory that any good that was to be got from human beings was to be extracted from their fears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ambitious captain walked out, sniffing, white, and incensed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CONCERNING A NEW DANGER WHICH THREATENED CAPTAIN STANLEY LAKE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ambitious captain walked out, sniffing, white, and incensed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of immovable resolution in the few words which Dorcas had spoken which rather took him by surprise.
