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Chapter VI
“Why did I dress to-night to please Pat Lafone?” Oliver hesitated. Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill. The man and the woman were thankful to be alive. Between the wolves and the weather their lives were exciting enough.
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for the reason that
From this reading “Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Between the wolves and the weather their lives were exciting enough.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.”
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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 Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.
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From this reading The man and the woman were thankful to be alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man and the woman were thankful to be alive.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man and the woman were thankful to be alive.
for the reason that
From this reading Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the wolves and the weather their lives were exciting enough.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why did I dress to-night to please Pat Lafone?”
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From this reading “Why did I dress to-night to please Pat Lafone?”
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From this reading Between the wolves and the weather their lives were exciting enough.
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From this reading Between the wolves and the weather their lives were exciting enough.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.
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From this reading Oliver hesitated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why did I dress to-night to please Pat Lafone?”
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From this reading “Why did I dress to-night to please Pat Lafone?”
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From this reading Between the wolves and the weather their lives were exciting enough.
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From this reading The man and the woman were thankful to be alive.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.
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From this reading Oliver hesitated.
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From this reading “Why did I dress to-night to please Pat Lafone?”
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From this reading “Why did I dress to-night to please Pat Lafone?”
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From this reading Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.
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From this reading The man and the woman were thankful to be alive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man and the woman were thankful to be alive.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Between the wolves and the weather their lives were exciting enough.
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From this reading Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.
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From this reading Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why did I dress to-night to please Pat Lafone?”
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From this reading “Why did I dress to-night to please Pat Lafone?”
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From this reading Between the wolves and the weather their lives were exciting enough.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The man and the woman were thankful to be alive.
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From this reading “Why did I dress to-night to please Pat Lafone?”
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From this reading Between the wolves and the weather their lives were exciting enough.
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From this reading The man and the woman were thankful to be alive.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then— “Because,” he said sharply, “because you must have a thrill.
