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Chapter VII
So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner. “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.” “Never fear,” replied Nychol. He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?” The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never fear,” replied Nychol.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never fear,” replied Nychol.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?””
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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 The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?”
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From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
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From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
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From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
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From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
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From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
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From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
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From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
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From this reading “Never fear,” replied Nychol.
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From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?”
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From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
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From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
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From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
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From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
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From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never fear,” replied Nychol.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
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From this reading “Never fear,” replied Nychol.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never fear,” replied Nychol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
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From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
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From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So saying, Orugix signed to the halberdiers to stand away from the prisoner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
at the time that
From this reading The unfortunate man opened his lips, perhaps to plead for another brief delay, when the impatient hangman stooped and turned a brass button projecting from the floor.
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From this reading “One word more, brother; do not forget to give the packet to Count d’Ahlefeld.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He added for the third time: “Come, are you ready?”
