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Chapter XVI
“I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said. He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping. His only article of attire was a pair of short trousers. From his hair to his heels he was caked with dirt. “Well, praise the pigs for that,” said a voice from the blackness of the cupboard.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “His only article of attire was a pair of short trousers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, praise the pigs for that,” said a voice from the blackness of the cupboard.”
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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 had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading His only article of attire was a pair of short trousers.
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From this reading His only article of attire was a pair of short trousers.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading “Well, praise the pigs for that,” said a voice from the blackness of the cupboard.
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From this reading From his hair to his heels he was caked with dirt.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading From his hair to his heels he was caked with dirt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, praise the pigs for that,” said a voice from the blackness of the cupboard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From his hair to his heels he was caked with dirt.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading From his hair to his heels he was caked with dirt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading “I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.
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From this reading “I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.
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From this reading “I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading His only article of attire was a pair of short trousers.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
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From this reading His only article of attire was a pair of short trousers.
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From this reading “Well, praise the pigs for that,” said a voice from the blackness of the cupboard.
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From this reading “Well, praise the pigs for that,” said a voice from the blackness of the cupboard.
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From this reading “I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading His only article of attire was a pair of short trousers.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, praise the pigs for that,” said a voice from the blackness of the cupboard.
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From this reading “I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think that’s the last load,” Jim Linton said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From his hair to his heels he was caked with dirt.
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From this reading His only article of attire was a pair of short trousers.
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From this reading “Well, praise the pigs for that,” said a voice from the blackness of the cupboard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His only article of attire was a pair of short trousers.
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From this reading “Well, praise the pigs for that,” said a voice from the blackness of the cupboard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From his hair to his heels he was caked with dirt.
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From this reading He had wriggled backwards out of a black hole in the side of a black cupboard; and now sat back on his heels, gasping.
