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Chapter VIII
Willy's Tale. THE ROBBER TRIBE. "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels. They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round. Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!”
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading “They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “"ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!”
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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 "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
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From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
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From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
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From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
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From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
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From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
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From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
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From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
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From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
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From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
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From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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From this reading THE ROBBER TRIBE.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
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From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
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From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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From this reading Willy's Tale.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
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From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROBBER TRIBE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
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From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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From this reading THE ROBBER TRIBE.
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From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lived by plunder, thought nothing of murder, and by their cruelty, their wickedness, and their numbers they were the terror of the whole country round.
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From this reading Willy's Tale.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes when every one had quietly gone to rest in a poor Indian village, there would be a cry of 'The Bheels!
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From this reading "ABOUT thirty years ago, in the mountains of Candeish dwelt a terrible race of robbers, called Bheels.
