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Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside. The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa. At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro. Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully. Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.”
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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 Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
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From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
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From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
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From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
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From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
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From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
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From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
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From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
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From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
