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Chapter V
He felt the tension of the muscles beneath him. Don Carlos was gathering himself together for the leap. He would not fail, falter, or refuse. The great mass seemed rushing up against him. He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The great mass seemed rushing up against him.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “He felt the tension of the muscles beneath him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great mass seemed rushing up against him.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Don Carlos was gathering himself together for the leap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great mass seemed rushing up against him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would not fail, falter, or refuse.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The great mass seemed rushing up against him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He felt the tension of the muscles beneath him.
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From this reading Don Carlos was gathering himself together for the leap.
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From this reading Don Carlos was gathering himself together for the leap.
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From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
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From this reading He would not fail, falter, or refuse.
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From this reading He would not fail, falter, or refuse.
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From this reading He felt the tension of the muscles beneath him.
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From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Don Carlos was gathering himself together for the leap.
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From this reading Don Carlos was gathering himself together for the leap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great mass seemed rushing up against him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt the tension of the muscles beneath him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt the tension of the muscles beneath him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Don Carlos was gathering himself together for the leap.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
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From this reading Don Carlos was gathering himself together for the leap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great mass seemed rushing up against him.
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From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
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From this reading He felt the tension of the muscles beneath him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not fail, falter, or refuse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt the tension of the muscles beneath him.
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From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would not fail, falter, or refuse.
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From this reading He would not fail, falter, or refuse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great mass seemed rushing up against him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great mass seemed rushing up against him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
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From this reading He felt the tension of the muscles beneath him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He felt the tension of the muscles beneath him.
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From this reading Don Carlos was gathering himself together for the leap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great mass seemed rushing up against him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don Carlos was gathering himself together for the leap.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt the slackening with which Don Carlos faced his task, the motion of his flanks as he took off and rose.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not fail, falter, or refuse.
