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Chapter XIII
The enemy came and argued frankly with him. “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy. “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness. Go back. Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading ““You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go back while there is still a chance of going back.””
during the time that
From this reading “Go back while there is still a chance of going back.””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.”
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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 “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
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From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
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From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
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From this reading Go back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
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From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
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From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
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From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
during the time that
From this reading Go back while there is still a chance of going back.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The enemy came and argued frankly with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have been a fool, Albert Edward Preemby,” said the enemy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You have got yourself into a position of great danger and discomfort, you have deserted your own proper life for a horror of nothingness.
