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Chapter X
For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience. He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass. The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast. Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them. “Turn him back!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.”
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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 For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
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From this reading Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
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From this reading Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.
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From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
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From this reading “Turn him back!”
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From this reading The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast.
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From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
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From this reading The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast.
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From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
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From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
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From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
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From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
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From this reading The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
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From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
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From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
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From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
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From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast.
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From this reading Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
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From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
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From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
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From this reading Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.
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From this reading Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.
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From this reading Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.
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From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
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From this reading Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.
in the direction of
From this reading Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.
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From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
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From this reading The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast.
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From this reading “Turn him back!”
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From this reading The uproar was terrible, but it was nothing compared to the trumpeting of the gigantic beast.
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From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was making straight for the crowd, which tried in vain to clear a path for him to pass.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Several attendants rushed toward the elephant with prods, but he was too angry to notice them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For the moment it looked as if the mad elephant would crush a dozen or more of the audience.
