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Chapter XIV
The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help. What to do with our prisoners embarrassed me for a moment. Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were. But happily I did not do that. “Ivan, you must come with me.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ivan, you must come with me.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Ivan, you must come with me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.”
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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 What to do with our prisoners embarrassed me for a moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But happily I did not do that.
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From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ivan, you must come with me.
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From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But happily I did not do that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What to do with our prisoners embarrassed me for a moment.
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From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
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From this reading What to do with our prisoners embarrassed me for a moment.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
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From this reading But happily I did not do that.
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From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
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From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
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From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
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From this reading “Ivan, you must come with me.
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From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What to do with our prisoners embarrassed me for a moment.
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From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
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From this reading What to do with our prisoners embarrassed me for a moment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Ivan, you must come with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
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From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But happily I did not do that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
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From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What to do with our prisoners embarrassed me for a moment.
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From this reading What to do with our prisoners embarrassed me for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But happily I did not do that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every one of us might be needed below, and my first idea was to leave the men as they were.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What to do with our prisoners embarrassed me for a moment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The noise in the house below ceased with ominous suddenness as I started to rush down in response to Helga’s cry for help.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ivan, you must come with me.
