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Chapter XIV
LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY,--BUT MR. SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds. The trapped couple in the stone-cutter's shed scarcely breathed. She was the first to speak. "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said, distinctly.
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two people or things considered together
From this reading “The trapped couple in the stone-cutter's shed scarcely breathed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was the first to speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was the first to speak.”
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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 SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said, distinctly.
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From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
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From this reading LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY,--BUT MR.
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From this reading The trapped couple in the stone-cutter's shed scarcely breathed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY,--BUT MR.
two people or things considered together
From this reading The trapped couple in the stone-cutter's shed scarcely breathed.
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From this reading "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said, distinctly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was the first to speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said, distinctly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trapped couple in the stone-cutter's shed scarcely breathed.
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From this reading LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY,--BUT MR.
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From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
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From this reading LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY,--BUT MR.
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From this reading LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY,--BUT MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
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From this reading "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said, distinctly.
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From this reading "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said, distinctly.
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From this reading "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said, distinctly.
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From this reading "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said, distinctly.
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From this reading The trapped couple in the stone-cutter's shed scarcely breathed.
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From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was the first to speak.
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From this reading The trapped couple in the stone-cutter's shed scarcely breathed.
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From this reading LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY,--BUT MR.
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From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
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From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
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From this reading She was the first to speak.
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From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
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From this reading The trapped couple in the stone-cutter's shed scarcely breathed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
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From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was the first to speak.
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From this reading The trapped couple in the stone-cutter's shed scarcely breathed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE AVERAGE There was not a sound for many seconds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said, distinctly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said, distinctly.
