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Chapter VIII
“‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.” ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue. ‘I repeated what I had said. ‘He shouted again, and I folded my arms and stood still. Presently he spoke to his men and came forward.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘He shouted again, and I folded my arms and stood still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Presently he spoke to his men and came forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I repeated what I had said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘He shouted again, and I folded my arms and stood still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘He shouted again, and I folded my arms and stood still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.”
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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 ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He shouted again, and I folded my arms and stood still.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
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From this reading ‘He shouted again, and I folded my arms and stood still.
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From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
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From this reading Presently he spoke to his men and came forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He shouted again, and I folded my arms and stood still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently he spoke to his men and came forward.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘I repeated what I had said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently he spoke to his men and came forward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
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From this reading Presently he spoke to his men and came forward.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently he spoke to his men and came forward.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I repeated what I had said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I repeated what I had said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently he spoke to his men and came forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He shouted again, and I folded my arms and stood still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He shouted again, and I folded my arms and stood still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘He stared, and then shouted a question back to me in some unknown tongue.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘I repeated what I had said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘You must not come here,” I cried, “_I_ am here, I am here with my dead.”
