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Chapter XIV
The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire. Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment. “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús. “Which?” “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading ““We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.”
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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 Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
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From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
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From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
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From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
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From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
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From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
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From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
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From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
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From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
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From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
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From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
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From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
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From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
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From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
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From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
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From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Black House—Conflagration—Flight Near the station stretched a line of carriages; the cabmen had lighted a fire.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
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From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
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From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
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From this reading Here Jesús and Manuel warmed themselves for a moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That uninhabited place the fellow was telling us about.
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From this reading “We’ll have to go to that town,” muttered Jesús.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which?”
