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Chapter XXXIV
CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news. He was awake in a second and sat up in bed. "What!" he said incredulously. "Selby's pinched," said Pinto, his voice shaking. "My God!
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the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Selby's pinched," said Pinto, his voice shaking.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was awake in a second and sat up in bed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Selby's pinched," said Pinto, his voice shaking.”
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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 He was awake in a second and sat up in bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was awake in a second and sat up in bed.
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From this reading He was awake in a second and sat up in bed.
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From this reading He was awake in a second and sat up in bed.
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From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
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From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
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From this reading "My God!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was awake in a second and sat up in bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was awake in a second and sat up in bed.
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From this reading "What!" he said incredulously.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
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From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God!
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From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
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From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Selby's pinched," said Pinto, his voice shaking.
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From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
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From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
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From this reading "What!" he said incredulously.
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From this reading He was awake in a second and sat up in bed.
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From this reading He was awake in a second and sat up in bed.
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From this reading "Selby's pinched," said Pinto, his voice shaking.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Selby's pinched," said Pinto, his voice shaking.
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From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
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From this reading He was awake in a second and sat up in bed.
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From this reading "Selby's pinched," said Pinto, his voice shaking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" he said incredulously.
at the time that
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONSCIENCE MONEY The colonel was sleeping peacefully when Pinto rushed into his bedroom with the news.
