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Chapter XV
We held our breath. The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise. I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering: “The steps on the bridge have stopped. Let us hurry.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““The steps on the bridge have stopped.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us hurry.””
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:”
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From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
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From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
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From this reading We held our breath.
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From this reading “The steps on the bridge have stopped.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
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From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
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From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
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From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
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From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The steps on the bridge have stopped.
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From this reading We held our breath.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
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From this reading Let us hurry.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us hurry.”
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From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
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From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
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From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We held our breath.
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From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
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From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
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From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
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From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
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From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
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From this reading “The steps on the bridge have stopped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us hurry.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
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From this reading The man came slowly on, picking his way and mumbling to himself rather cheerfully than otherwise.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We held our breath.
at the time that
From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
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From this reading I was on the point of accosting him when Clarke stopped me and, as soon as the man had gone by, drew me back into the path, whispering:
