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He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him. Oh, he was crazy! He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice. He was not fit to protect himself. He was foolish with sleep.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.”
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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 He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
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From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
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From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
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From this reading Oh, he was crazy!
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From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
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From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
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From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
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From this reading He was not fit to protect himself.
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From this reading He was foolish with sleep.
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From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
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From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
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From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
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From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
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From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
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From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
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From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
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From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not fit to protect himself.
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From this reading Oh, he was crazy!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
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From this reading He was not fit to protect himself.
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From this reading He was foolish with sleep.
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From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
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From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
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From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, he was crazy!
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From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was foolish with sleep.
