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Chapter XIX
Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder. As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them. Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him. “I will watch here,” says Motu. “You go to help Mark Tidd.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I will watch here,” says Motu.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
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From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
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From this reading “You go to help Mark Tidd.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
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From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will watch here,” says Motu.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
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From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
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From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You go to help Mark Tidd.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
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From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
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From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
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From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
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From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will watch here,” says Motu.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
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From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
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From this reading “You go to help Mark Tidd.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
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From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
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From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
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From this reading “I will watch here,” says Motu.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
which person or people
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You go to help Mark Tidd.”
