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Chapter XIV
"'Let us go on,' said the woman. Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside. She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there. 'Yes, let us go on,' said the man. His voice was hollow, like the _klonk_ of an old raven, and he was hunger-mad.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"'Let us go on,' said the woman.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.”
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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 She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His voice was hollow, like the _klonk_ of an old raven, and he was hunger-mad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
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From this reading She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
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From this reading She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
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From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
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From this reading She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
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From this reading "'Let us go on,' said the woman.
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From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His voice was hollow, like the _klonk_ of an old raven, and he was hunger-mad.
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From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice was hollow, like the _klonk_ of an old raven, and he was hunger-mad.
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From this reading His voice was hollow, like the _klonk_ of an old raven, and he was hunger-mad.
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From this reading His voice was hollow, like the _klonk_ of an old raven, and he was hunger-mad.
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From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
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From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
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From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
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From this reading His voice was hollow, like the _klonk_ of an old raven, and he was hunger-mad.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "'Let us go on,' said the woman.
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From this reading She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
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From this reading 'Yes, let us go on,' said the man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
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From this reading His voice was hollow, like the _klonk_ of an old raven, and he was hunger-mad.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Let us go on,' said the woman.
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From this reading His voice was hollow, like the _klonk_ of an old raven, and he was hunger-mad.
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From this reading "'Let us go on,' said the woman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Let us go on,' said the woman.
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From this reading She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
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From this reading She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Let us go on,' said the woman.
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From this reading His voice was hollow, like the _klonk_ of an old raven, and he was hunger-mad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bent back and forth like a tree in the wind as she stood there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes were hungry, and her hand was upon her heart, as with the hurt of something inside.
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From this reading "'Let us go on,' said the woman.
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From this reading 'Yes, let us go on,' said the man.
