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Chapter II
If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to. Now where is my Babuji?" Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him. "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel." "Lead on then.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “"If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.”
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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 Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
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From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
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From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
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From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
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From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
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From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
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From this reading Now where is my Babuji?"
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From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
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From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
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From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
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From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
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From this reading "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."
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From this reading "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
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From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
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From this reading "Lead on then.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now where is my Babuji?"
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From this reading Now where is my Babuji?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Lead on then.
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From this reading "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."
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From this reading "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."
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From this reading "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
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From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."
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From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Almost at the same instant a figure appeared from the shadow of the building and approached him.
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From this reading "Lead on then.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
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From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
in or at the place that
From this reading Now where is my Babuji?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If the Sahib will permit me, I will guide him by a short road to his hotel."
in the company of; together with
From this reading If with these advantages I don’t succeed, well, all I can say is, I don’t deserve to.
