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Chapter XIII
IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead. "'Sdeath!" he exclaimed. "I never quite believed that he was." "Not that he was dead?" cried the chaplain. "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
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later than; following
From this reading “"Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not that he was dead?" cried the chaplain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never quite believed that he was."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never quite believed that he was."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.”
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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 MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
later than; following
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
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From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never quite believed that he was."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not that he was dead?" cried the chaplain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not that he was dead?" cried the chaplain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
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From this reading "'Sdeath!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Sdeath!" he exclaimed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never quite believed that he was."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never quite believed that he was."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never quite believed that he was."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Sdeath!" he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not that he was dead?" cried the chaplain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
at the time that
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IT MUST BE MAINTAINED Rogier broke into a roar of laughter, when Cadell, with white face and in agitated voice, told him that Pabo was not dead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you ever see a man burnt as black as a coal and live after it?"
