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Chapter IX
DRIVEN TO THE WALL. John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault. But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow. “Good heavens! What have you done?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What have you done?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good heavens!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you done?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.”
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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 John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
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From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
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From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
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From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
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From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
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From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What have you done?
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From this reading DRIVEN TO THE WALL.
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From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good heavens!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have you done?
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From this reading “Good heavens!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
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From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
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From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
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From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
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From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
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From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
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From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
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From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DRIVEN TO THE WALL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DRIVEN TO THE WALL.
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From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Madison had sprung to his feet, uttering a cry, vainly attempting to prevent the lightninglike assault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIVEN TO THE WALL.
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From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have you done?
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it had been made so quickly and with such vicious determination that Nick himself had received not the slightest warning of the terrible blow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have you done?
