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And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see. "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection. He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak. "But the dog," she said. "You haven't considered the dog."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.”
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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 And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
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From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
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From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
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From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the dog," she said.
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From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
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From this reading "You haven't considered the dog."
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From this reading "But the dog," she said.
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From this reading He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
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From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
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From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
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From this reading He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
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From this reading "You haven't considered the dog."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
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From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
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From this reading He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
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From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
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From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
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From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
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From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
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From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
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From this reading "But the dog," she said.
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From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But the dog," she said.
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From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
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From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
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From this reading He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
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From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
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From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
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From this reading And Skiff Miller, too overwrought for speech, held up a fore finger for them to see.
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From this reading "That very finger," he managed to articulate, as though it somehow clinched the proof of ownership and the bond of affection.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
at the time that
From this reading He was still gazing at his extended finger when Madge began to speak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You haven't considered the dog."
