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Chapter V
Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird. The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them. But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird. The message was taken from the Big Blue. It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.”
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From this reading It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.
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From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
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From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
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From this reading The message was taken from the Big Blue.
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From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
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From this reading The message was taken from the Big Blue.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
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From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
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From this reading It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.
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From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading The message was taken from the Big Blue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
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From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
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From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
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From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
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From this reading It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.
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From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
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From this reading The message was taken from the Big Blue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shipmen did not know him, but they noted down from his anklet his name and number, Arnaux, 2590 C. It meant nothing to them.
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From this reading It ran: 10 A.M., Tuesday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the third was brought out, a small, chunky bird.
which person or people
From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
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From this reading But the officer who held him noted that his heart did not beat so wildly as that of the last bird.
