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THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle. "You young fools," he said, not unkindly. "Why couldn't you stop when I waved to you?" We did not answer, nor did he seem to expect us to answer. He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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to think that something will happen
From this reading “We did not answer, nor did he seem to expect us to answer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.”
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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 just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading We did not answer, nor did he seem to expect us to answer.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading "Why couldn't you stop when I waved to you?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not answer, nor did he seem to expect us to answer.
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From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
to think that something will happen
From this reading We did not answer, nor did he seem to expect us to answer.
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From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading "You young fools," he said, not unkindly.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You young fools," he said, not unkindly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why couldn't you stop when I waved to you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We did not answer, nor did he seem to expect us to answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You young fools," he said, not unkindly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading "You young fools," he said, not unkindly.
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From this reading We did not answer, nor did he seem to expect us to answer.
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From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
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From this reading "Why couldn't you stop when I waved to you?"
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading He just swung us round with our faces from the house, and hurried us, at a smart run, down the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading "You young fools," he said, not unkindly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
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From this reading "Why couldn't you stop when I waved to you?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not answer, nor did he seem to expect us to answer.
at the time that
From this reading "Why couldn't you stop when I waved to you?"
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From this reading "Why couldn't you stop when I waved to you?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HUT IN THE GORSE-BUSHES The man was on us in three strides, with his hand on our collars, frightening us out of any power to struggle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You young fools," he said, not unkindly.
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From this reading "You young fools," he said, not unkindly.
