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Chapter IX
They started working eagerly to revive her. While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine. It was not easy. The twine was wet, and the knot held fast. Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
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The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.”
during the time that
From this reading “While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
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From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
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From this reading The twine was wet, and the knot held fast.
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From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
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From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
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From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
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From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
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From this reading The twine was wet, and the knot held fast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not easy.
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From this reading The twine was wet, and the knot held fast.
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From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
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From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not easy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
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From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
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From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
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From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
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From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
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From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
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From this reading Finally he gnawed it in two with his teeth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not easy.
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From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
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From this reading The twine was wet, and the knot held fast.
during the time that
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
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From this reading While McTee bathed her face and throat with handfuls of the sea water, Harrigan worked to liberate her from the twine.
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From this reading They started working eagerly to revive her.
