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Chapter XXXI
ANOTHER CHANGE OF JAILERS. The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted. "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice. Ambrose had his first look at him. He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER CHANGE OF JAILERS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ambrose had his first look at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ambrose had his first look at him.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.”
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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 was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
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From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
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From this reading Ambrose had his first look at him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER CHANGE OF JAILERS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ambrose had his first look at him.
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From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
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From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
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From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
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From this reading ANOTHER CHANGE OF JAILERS.
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From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
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From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ambrose had his first look at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ambrose had his first look at him.
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From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
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From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ambrose had his first look at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
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From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
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From this reading ANOTHER CHANGE OF JAILERS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ambrose had his first look at him.
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From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANOTHER CHANGE OF JAILERS.
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From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
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From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
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From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
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From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
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From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
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From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
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From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
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From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
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From this reading "Watusk, come out of that!" barked the inspector in his parade ground voice.
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From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a little man, trigly built, with a bullet head under a closely cropped thatch of white.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The police advanced to within twenty-five yards and, drawing closer together, halted.
