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Chapter IX
“That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening. “Why particularly? That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.” “It’s not that. It’s what we have on board.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.”
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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 “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
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From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
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From this reading It’s what we have on board.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
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From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
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From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
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From this reading “It’s not that.
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From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
not any; not one
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It’s not that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It’s what we have on board.
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From this reading “Why particularly?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was a narrow squeak this morning,” said Armitage to Maurice, as they stood watching for the first sight of the heights of Hagiamavra in the evening.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That fellow had no authority to turn us back, as there isn’t a blockade, and we could probably have dodged him in the night if he had tried it.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It’s what we have on board.
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From this reading “Why particularly?
