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A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips. At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom. His grip on the ledge was firm but his foothold on the lattice precarious. He felt himself slipping. Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He felt himself slipping.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.”
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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 A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
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From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His grip on the ledge was firm but his foothold on the lattice precarious.
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From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
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From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
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From this reading He felt himself slipping.
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From this reading His grip on the ledge was firm but his foothold on the lattice precarious.
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From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading His grip on the ledge was firm but his foothold on the lattice precarious.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
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From this reading His grip on the ledge was firm but his foothold on the lattice precarious.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt himself slipping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His grip on the ledge was firm but his foothold on the lattice precarious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
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From this reading His grip on the ledge was firm but his foothold on the lattice precarious.
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From this reading His grip on the ledge was firm but his foothold on the lattice precarious.
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From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
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From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
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From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His grip on the ledge was firm but his foothold on the lattice precarious.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
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From this reading His grip on the ledge was firm but his foothold on the lattice precarious.
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From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading He felt himself slipping.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
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From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
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From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
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From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
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From this reading A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE He saw her standing in the middle of the room, her clenched hands pressed to her lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
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From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the angle from which he peered into the room, her head was in line with the lighted transom.
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From this reading Exerting all of his strength he drew himself upward, free of the vines that had begun to yield to his weight.
