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Chapter VI
He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation. He drew up his feet below him. He placed the wrench under them. At a carefully chosen instant he thrust it violently away. He pushed the wrench toward nothingness.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “He drew up his feet below him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He drew up his feet below him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He pushed the wrench toward nothingness.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He placed the wrench under them.”
a sudden twisting movement that causes pain
From this reading “He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.”
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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 At a carefully chosen instant he thrust it violently away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a carefully chosen instant he thrust it violently away.
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From this reading At a carefully chosen instant he thrust it violently away.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He drew up his feet below him.
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From this reading At a carefully chosen instant he thrust it violently away.
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From this reading At a carefully chosen instant he thrust it violently away.
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From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
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From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew up his feet below him.
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From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
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From this reading He drew up his feet below him.
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From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He drew up his feet below him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He drew up his feet below him.
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From this reading At a carefully chosen instant he thrust it violently away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At a carefully chosen instant he thrust it violently away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
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From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
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From this reading He pushed the wrench toward nothingness.
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From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
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From this reading He placed the wrench under them.
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From this reading He pushed the wrench toward nothingness.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He placed the wrench under them.
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From this reading At a carefully chosen instant he thrust it violently away.
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From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
in the direction of
From this reading He pushed the wrench toward nothingness.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He placed the wrench under them.
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From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
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From this reading He drew up his feet below him.
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From this reading At a carefully chosen instant he thrust it violently away.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
a sudden twisting movement that causes pain
From this reading He took the wrench with which he fastened together the frame members of the unlikely object which he left with such deadly deliberation.
