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Chapter VI
Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny. Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head. Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall. He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone. Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.”
seriously and formally
From this reading “Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.”
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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 Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
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From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
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From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
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From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
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From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
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From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
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From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
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From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
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From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
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From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
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From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
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From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
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From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
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From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
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From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
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From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
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From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
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From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
seriously and formally
From this reading Johnny Coombs shrugged his shoulders solemnly, and shook his head.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
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From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
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From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
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From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
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From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
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From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
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From this reading Tawney stared at him for a moment, then at Johnny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
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From this reading Then he turned back to Greg, his face heavy with suspicion.
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From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
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From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
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From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spoke sharply into it, waited, then had a brief, pungent conversation with someone.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
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From this reading Without a word, the little company man walked to the intercom speaker on the wall.
