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Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him. Or was he? He rolled over to look at the plants. They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut. He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rolled over to look at the plants.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He rolled over to look at the plants.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.”
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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 Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
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From this reading He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He rolled over to look at the plants.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.
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From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
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From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.
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From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rolled over to look at the plants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or was he?
above and across; more than
From this reading He rolled over to look at the plants.
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From this reading He rolled over to look at the plants.
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From this reading He rolled over to look at the plants.
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From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rolled over to look at the plants.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
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From this reading He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He tried to draw his arm under his body to force himself erect.
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From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
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From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were crinkled and dead and useless in the narrow flower box across the hut.
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From this reading Sick and helpless, he was very lucky to have a faithful native woman to nurse him.
