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Chapter II
His eyes rolled in the darkness following the roar. A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail. "They have made it too strong for me. In all this night I have only torn away a handful of planks. The walls stand.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"They have made it too strong for me.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The walls stand.”
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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 A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
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From this reading In all this night I have only torn away a handful of planks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
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From this reading In all this night I have only torn away a handful of planks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
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From this reading His eyes rolled in the darkness following the roar.
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From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
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From this reading His eyes rolled in the darkness following the roar.
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From this reading His eyes rolled in the darkness following the roar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They have made it too strong for me.
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From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
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From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
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From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
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From this reading In all this night I have only torn away a handful of planks.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have made it too strong for me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes rolled in the darkness following the roar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In all this night I have only torn away a handful of planks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eyes rolled in the darkness following the roar.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They have made it too strong for me.
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From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
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From this reading "They have made it too strong for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They have made it too strong for me.
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From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
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From this reading In all this night I have only torn away a handful of planks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all this night I have only torn away a handful of planks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all this night I have only torn away a handful of planks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes rolled in the darkness following the roar.
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From this reading His eyes rolled in the darkness following the roar.
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From this reading The walls stand.
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From this reading "They have made it too strong for me.
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From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His eyes rolled in the darkness following the roar.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have made it too strong for me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In all this night I have only torn away a handful of planks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They have made it too strong for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all this night I have only torn away a handful of planks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls stand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Mugger - the blunt-nosed, ford-haunting Mugger of the Ganges -draggled herself before the beasts, lashing furiously to right and left with her tail.
