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Chapter II
CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_). Have you lost one? CLEOPATRA. Yes: the sacred white cat: is it not dreadful? I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “Yes: the sacred white cat: is it not dreadful?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you lost one?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Have you lost one?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).”
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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 I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading Yes: the sacred white cat: is it not dreadful?
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading CLEOPATRA.
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From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Yes: the sacred white cat: is it not dreadful?
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From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you lost one?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes: the sacred white cat: is it not dreadful?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes: the sacred white cat: is it not dreadful?
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading Have you lost one?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yes: the sacred white cat: is it not dreadful?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Have you lost one?
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
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From this reading Yes: the sacred white cat: is it not dreadful?
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
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From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
at the time that
From this reading I brought him here to sacrifice him to the Sphinx; but when we got a little way from the city a black cat called him, and he jumped out of my arms and ran away to it.
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From this reading Yes: the sacred white cat: is it not dreadful?
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From this reading CAESAR (_sitting slowly down on the right paw in extreme wonderment_).
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From this reading Yes: the sacred white cat: is it not dreadful?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you lost one?
