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Chapter V
CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please! [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble? Feeling sick? CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick. ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
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later than; following
From this reading “ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Feeling sick?”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “[He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?”
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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 sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
later than; following
From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!
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From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!
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From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick.
to think that something will happen
From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
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From this reading CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Feeling sick?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick.
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CHRIS--[Dully.] Inside my head feel sick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!
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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading Feeling sick?
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
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From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ANNA--Well, what d'you expect after being soused for two days?
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From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
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From this reading CHRIS--[Wincing-faintly.] Don't say dat, Anna, please!
in the company of; together with
From this reading [He sits in a chair by the table, setting down the can of beer, holding his head in his hands] ANNA--[Looks at him with a certain sympathy.] What's the trouble?
