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Chapter IX
THREE DISCOMFITED YEARLINGS. It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger. But he didn't. He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid. He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.”
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From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
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From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he didn't.
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From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
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From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
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From this reading But he didn't.
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From this reading THREE DISCOMFITED YEARLINGS.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
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From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
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From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he didn't.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
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From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
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From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
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From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
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From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
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From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
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From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
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From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
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From this reading THREE DISCOMFITED YEARLINGS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
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From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
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From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mark's duty to summon the corporal of the guard at the very first sign of danger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wanted to keep them busy, so that his friends could approach unseen, and he set out to do it with all the strength of his powerful frame.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was going to settle this himself, and he meant to punish those yearlings without any official aid.
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From this reading THREE DISCOMFITED YEARLINGS.
