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Chapter XXVIII
THE GREAT MARKET DAY. Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him. A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared. At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away. Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GREAT MARKET DAY.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.”
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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 A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
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From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
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From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
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From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
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From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
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From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
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From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
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From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
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From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
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From this reading THE GREAT MARKET DAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
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From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
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From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT MARKET DAY.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
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From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
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From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
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From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
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From this reading THE GREAT MARKET DAY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
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From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
not any; not one
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At a sign from the Portuguese, the natives drew back, raised Harris's corpse and carried it away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
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From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dick Sand's action had been so rapid that no one could stop him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT MARKET DAY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvez and Coimbra demanded Dick Sand's immediate death, but Negoro said to them in a low voice that they would lose nothing by waiting.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A few natives threw themselves upon him, and he would have been murdered had not Negoro appeared.
