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Chapter VI
‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword. ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’ [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman. After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God! I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
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later than; following
From this reading “After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God!”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “[Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “[Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.”
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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 [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
later than; following
From this reading After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God!
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From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
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From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
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From this reading ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
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From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God!
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From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
the two together, not just one
From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
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From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
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From this reading ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
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From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
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From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
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From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
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From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
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From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
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From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
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From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
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From this reading After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
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From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
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From this reading ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
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From this reading ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
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From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
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From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a struggle, they got me quietly between them; and then, my God!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’
in spite of the fact that
From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
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From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘In King Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man.’
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From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading [Picture: Hunted down] They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.
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From this reading I saw the angry dogs tearing at the earth and throwing it up into the air like water.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘There is some foul mystery here!’ said the officer whom I did not know, drawing his sword.
