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Chapter XI
The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths. His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again. The great veins in his neck stood out. But it was no good, he went relaxed. Then again, suddenly, he jerked his feet.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it was no good, he went relaxed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great veins in his neck stood out.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then again, suddenly, he jerked his feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it was no good, he went relaxed.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
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From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was no good, he went relaxed.
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From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
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From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
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From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
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From this reading Then again, suddenly, he jerked his feet.
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From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
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From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was no good, he went relaxed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
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From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
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From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great veins in his neck stood out.
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From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was no good, he went relaxed.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
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From this reading Then again, suddenly, he jerked his feet.
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From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
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From this reading The great veins in his neck stood out.
not any; not one
From this reading But it was no good, he went relaxed.
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From this reading The great veins in his neck stood out.
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From this reading But it was no good, he went relaxed.
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From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
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From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great veins in his neck stood out.
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From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then again, suddenly, he jerked his feet.
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From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
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From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
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From this reading Then again, suddenly, he jerked his feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man began to struggle again, heaving instinctively against the ropes, taking great, deep breaths.
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From this reading The great veins in his neck stood out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was no good, he went relaxed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was no good, he went relaxed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face, with its golden skin, flushed dark and surcharged, he heaved again.
