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Chapter XII
THE FIRST PRISONERS OF WAR. The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio. The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly. "You fool!" he said, "don't you know the orders?" "What orders?"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.”
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading “The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST PRISONERS OF WAR.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You fool!" he said, "don't you know the orders?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You fool!" he said, "don't you know the orders?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
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From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You fool!" he said, "don't you know the orders?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST PRISONERS OF WAR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You fool!" he said, "don't you know the orders?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
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From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
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From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
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From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You fool!" he said, "don't you know the orders?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You fool!" he said, "don't you know the orders?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
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From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST PRISONERS OF WAR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You fool!" he said, "don't you know the orders?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST PRISONERS OF WAR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You fool!" he said, "don't you know the orders?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST PRISONERS OF WAR.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST PRISONERS OF WAR.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What orders?"
at the time that
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The command had hardly been obeyed when out from the brush at the further side of the savanna came the pursuing Spaniards and with them Ignacio.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The latter made straight for Clif with an upraised dagger, and would have killed the cadet then and there if the commander of the troop had not prevented him forcibly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You fool!" he said, "don't you know the orders?"
