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Chapter XI
THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end. Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door. “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him. The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot. “A naked sword?” says he.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.”
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.”
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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 captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.
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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.
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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.
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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
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From this reading “A naked sword?” says he.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
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From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.
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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
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From this reading “A naked sword?” says he.
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
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From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
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From this reading “Stand!” cried Alan, and pointed his sword at him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
up to a particular time
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
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From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE But now our time of truce was come to an end.
at the time that
From this reading Those on deck had waited for my coming till they grew impatient; and scarce had Alan spoken, when the captain showed face in the open door.
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From this reading The captain stood, indeed; but he neither winced nor drew back a foot.
