Chapter XXX · Chapter 30: CHAPTER XXX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

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From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Huck’s scared voice answered in a low tone:

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

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From this reading A call came from a window:

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

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From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A call came from a window:

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading Huck’s scared voice answered in a low tone:

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Huck’s scared voice answered in a low tone:

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From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

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From this reading Huck’s scared voice answered in a low tone:

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading Huck’s scared voice answered in a low tone:

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From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

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From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading “Who’s there!”

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From this reading Huck’s scared voice answered in a low tone:

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

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From this reading Huck’s scared voice answered in a low tone:

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

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From this reading As the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck came groping up the hill and rapped gently at the old Welshman’s door.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.

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From this reading “Who’s there!”

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From this reading A call came from a window: