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Chapter XVII
MUTINY AND A MESMERIST. "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip. "I heard you ranting in the street outside." Then, "Am I hurting you, Mr. Rissler?" he asked. Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, "Am I hurting you, Mr. Rissler?" he asked.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I heard you ranting in the street outside."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.”
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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 MUTINY AND A MESMERIST.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Then, "Am I hurting you, Mr. Rissler?" he asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUTINY AND A MESMERIST.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, "Am I hurting you, Mr. Rissler?" he asked.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
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From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
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From this reading "I heard you ranting in the street outside."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
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From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
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From this reading Then, "Am I hurting you, Mr. Rissler?" he asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard you ranting in the street outside."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
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From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
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From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
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From this reading MUTINY AND A MESMERIST.
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From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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From this reading Then, "Am I hurting you, Mr. Rissler?" he asked.
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From this reading MUTINY AND A MESMERIST.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I heard you ranting in the street outside."
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From this reading "I heard you ranting in the street outside."
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From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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From this reading Then, "Am I hurting you, Mr. Rissler?" he asked.
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From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I heard you ranting in the street outside."
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From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I heard you ranting in the street outside."
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From this reading Then, "Am I hurting you, Mr. Rissler?" he asked.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Foolishly I opened my mouth to reply, but hardly had I done so before a handkerchief was thrust between my lips, and stuffed the next instant half-way down my throat.
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From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You noisy fool, Wright!" he said, still holding me in his iron grip.
