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Chapter V
“No! Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself. They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.” “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth. “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
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later than; following
From this reading ““After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.””
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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 Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
later than; following
From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
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From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
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From this reading “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
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From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
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From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
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From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
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From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
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From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
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From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
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From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
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From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
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From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
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From this reading “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.
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From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
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From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
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From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
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From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
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From this reading “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.
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From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
not any; not one
From this reading “No!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
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From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
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From this reading “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.
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From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
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From this reading “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “After all, though, if that’s the nature of the beast, we mustn’t be too hard on them for it!”
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From this reading “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe, not wolves, but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They are the worst customers a traveller could meet, for they would instantly tear him to pieces.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, it isn’t Joe that’ll undertake to muzzle them!” responded that amiable youth.
