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Chapter VI
Then he brightened up considerably. “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.” It was true, after all. Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort. And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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later than; following
From this reading ““So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.””
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading “And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.””
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later than; following
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
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From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
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From this reading Then he brightened up considerably.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
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From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
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From this reading Then he brightened up considerably.
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From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
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From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he brightened up considerably.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true, after all.
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From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
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From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
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From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
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From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
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From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
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From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
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From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
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From this reading Then he brightened up considerably.
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From this reading It was true, after all.
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From this reading Then he brightened up considerably.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was true, after all.
which person or people
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
in the company of; together with
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
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From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
