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Chapter XXXIII
WHERE A MANTICORE MAY LEAD. To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling? Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague? So it had been with Mrs. Weldon. One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “So it had been with Mrs. Weldon.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “WHERE A MANTICORE MAY LEAD.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.”
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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 WHERE A MANTICORE MAY LEAD.
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From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
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From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
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From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So it had been with Mrs. Weldon.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
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From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
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From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So it had been with Mrs. Weldon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
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From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
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From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it had been with Mrs. Weldon.
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From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHERE A MANTICORE MAY LEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHERE A MANTICORE MAY LEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading WHERE A MANTICORE MAY LEAD.
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From this reading So it had been with Mrs. Weldon.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
not any; not one
From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it had been with Mrs. Weldon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will not the eyes of the condemned seek to seize any ray of hope, no matter how vague?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So it had been with Mrs. Weldon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
at the time that
From this reading One can understand what she must have felt when she learned, from Alvez himself, that Dr. Livingstone had just died in a little Bangoneolo village.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE A MANTICORE MAY LEAD.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To what plank of safety will not an unfortunate being cling?
in the company of; together with
From this reading So it had been with Mrs. Weldon.
