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Chapter XIX
THE ARMENIAN DOG! The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving. The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement. Phroso leapt, with a shriek, to her feet. I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.”
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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 The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
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From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
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From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
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From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
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From this reading THE ARMENIAN DOG!
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From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.
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From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
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From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
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From this reading THE ARMENIAN DOG!
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From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
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From this reading Phroso leapt, with a shriek, to her feet.
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From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
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From this reading I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Phroso leapt, with a shriek, to her feet.
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From this reading I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.
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From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
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From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
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From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
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From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
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From this reading Phroso leapt, with a shriek, to her feet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.
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From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
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From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phroso leapt, with a shriek, to her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phroso leapt, with a shriek, to her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hurled myself across the space between me and the rope, knife in hand.
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From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARMENIAN DOG!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
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From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
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From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The death-cry that Mouraki Pasha uttered under Demetri’s avenging knife seemed to touch a spring and set us all a-moving.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Phroso leapt, with a shriek, to her feet.
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From this reading The sound of it turned the soldiers’ idle lassitude into an amazed wonder, which again passed in an instant to fierce excitement.
