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Chapter XIX
TORTURE OF THE YEARLINGS. Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them. They were locked in! And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves! The darkness made the whole thing yet more awful.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The darkness made the whole thing yet more awful.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The darkness made the whole thing yet more awful.”
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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 And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
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From this reading The darkness made the whole thing yet more awful.
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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
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From this reading The darkness made the whole thing yet more awful.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
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From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were locked in!
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From this reading They were locked in!
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From this reading The darkness made the whole thing yet more awful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
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From this reading The darkness made the whole thing yet more awful.
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From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TORTURE OF THE YEARLINGS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TORTURE OF THE YEARLINGS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were locked in!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The darkness made the whole thing yet more awful.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
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From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And tied, each one of them, so that they could not move a hand to help themselves!
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From this reading TORTURE OF THE YEARLINGS.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were locked in!
at the time that
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
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From this reading The darkness made the whole thing yet more awful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORTURE OF THE YEARLINGS.
but in spite of that
From this reading The darkness made the whole thing yet more awful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them.
