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Chapter VIII
It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war. We sat down around the table, with Mark at the head. He started talking almost in a whisper. “S-s-speak low,” says he. “We don’t want the enemy to overhear our plans.”
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “We sat down around the table, with Mark at the head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.”
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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 It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
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From this reading He started talking almost in a whisper.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We sat down around the table, with Mark at the head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We sat down around the table, with Mark at the head.
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From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
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From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
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From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
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From this reading “We don’t want the enemy to overhear our plans.”
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From this reading We sat down around the table, with Mark at the head.
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From this reading “We don’t want the enemy to overhear our plans.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
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From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started talking almost in a whisper.
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From this reading We sat down around the table, with Mark at the head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He started talking almost in a whisper.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
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From this reading “S-s-speak low,” says he.
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From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We don’t want the enemy to overhear our plans.”
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From this reading “We don’t want the enemy to overhear our plans.”
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From this reading “We don’t want the enemy to overhear our plans.”
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From this reading “S-s-speak low,” says he.
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From this reading We sat down around the table, with Mark at the head.
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From this reading “S-s-speak low,” says he.
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From this reading He started talking almost in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We sat down around the table, with Mark at the head.
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From this reading He started talking almost in a whisper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
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From this reading “We don’t want the enemy to overhear our plans.”
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From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was time for us to go to bed, but Mark called us into the dining-room to a council of war.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sat down around the table, with Mark at the head.
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From this reading He started talking almost in a whisper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We sat down around the table, with Mark at the head.
