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Chapter XXII
MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY. There are slums in Gibraltar to this day. But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here. Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination. Reeking with vice also, and filled with wine-shops.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.”
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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 MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
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From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
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From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
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From this reading Reeking with vice also, and filled with wine-shops.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are slums in Gibraltar to this day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
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From this reading MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
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From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
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From this reading MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
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From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
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From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
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From this reading There are slums in Gibraltar to this day.
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From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
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From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
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From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
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From this reading Reeking with vice also, and filled with wine-shops.
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From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are slums in Gibraltar to this day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are slums in Gibraltar to this day.
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From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
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From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
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From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
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From this reading MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
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From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
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From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are slums in Gibraltar to this day.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
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From this reading There are slums in Gibraltar to this day.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are slums in Gibraltar to this day.
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From this reading MYSTERY--A GRUESOME BOX--A MEETING OF CONSPIRATORS--TERRIBLE THREATS--THE MUTINY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are slums in Gibraltar to this day.
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From this reading But they are nothing to the lanes and courts that used to exist at the time the Duke of Kent commanded here.
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From this reading Reeking with vice also, and filled with wine-shops.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
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From this reading Reeking with vice also, and filled with wine-shops.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Narrow were most of these; dark even in daylight; reeking with filth and all abomination.
