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Chapter XII
“REVENGE IS SWEET.” The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine. The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world. It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not. Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.
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to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.”
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading “Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.”
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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 The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
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From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
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From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
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From this reading Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.
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From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
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From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
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From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.
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From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.
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From this reading Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.
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From this reading Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
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From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
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From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “REVENGE IS SWEET.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
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From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
not any; not one
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
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From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
above and across; more than
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “REVENGE IS SWEET.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
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From this reading Except for Bull’s one frightened gasp the four made not one sound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
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From this reading “REVENGE IS SWEET.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
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From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
at the time that
From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It was so sudden that they had no time to think whether that were possible or not.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
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From this reading The idea of their hated rival escaping had never once flashed over them, and when they saw him it seemed like a visit from another world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The amount of alarm which that apparition caused to the yearlings it would be difficult to imagine.
