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Chapter XVI
IN THE DUNGEON VAULTS. Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him. The man seemed fairly turned into a devil then. He seemed insane. He was alone, absolutely alone, with his victim.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was alone, absolutely alone, with his victim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man seemed fairly turned into a devil then.”
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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 Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading He was alone, absolutely alone, with his victim.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was alone, absolutely alone, with his victim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading The man seemed fairly turned into a devil then.
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From this reading IN THE DUNGEON VAULTS.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading The man seemed fairly turned into a devil then.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was alone, absolutely alone, with his victim.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DUNGEON VAULTS.
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From this reading He seemed insane.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man seemed fairly turned into a devil then.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading The man seemed fairly turned into a devil then.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man seemed fairly turned into a devil then.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DUNGEON VAULTS.
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From this reading The man seemed fairly turned into a devil then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading IN THE DUNGEON VAULTS.
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From this reading He was alone, absolutely alone, with his victim.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was alone, absolutely alone, with his victim.
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From this reading Ignacio was a horrible object to contemplate at that moment, and it was but little wonder that Clif turned sick and faint as he watched him.
