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Chapter XII
And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do. The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly. "You viper!" he shrieked. "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance? Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?”
belonging to which person
From this reading “"How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?”
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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 Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
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From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
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From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
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From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
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From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
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From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
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From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
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From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
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From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
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From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
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From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
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From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
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From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
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From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
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From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
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From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
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From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
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From this reading "You viper!" he shrieked.
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From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
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From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
up to a particular time
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
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From this reading "You viper!" he shrieked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
belonging to which person
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
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From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You viper!" he shrieked.
