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He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move. Manuel chopped the muleta back and forth in front of the bull. Nothing doing. He furled the muleta, drew the sword out, profiled and drove in on the bull. He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He furled the muleta, drew the sword out, profiled and drove in on the bull.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing doing.”
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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 tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
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From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
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From this reading Manuel chopped the muleta back and forth in front of the bull.
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From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
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From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
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From this reading Manuel chopped the muleta back and forth in front of the bull.
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From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
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From this reading Nothing doing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He furled the muleta, drew the sword out, profiled and drove in on the bull.
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From this reading He furled the muleta, drew the sword out, profiled and drove in on the bull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
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From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manuel chopped the muleta back and forth in front of the bull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manuel chopped the muleta back and forth in front of the bull.
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From this reading He furled the muleta, drew the sword out, profiled and drove in on the bull.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
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From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Manuel chopped the muleta back and forth in front of the bull.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
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From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manuel chopped the muleta back and forth in front of the bull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
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From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing doing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Manuel chopped the muleta back and forth in front of the bull.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He furled the muleta, drew the sword out, profiled and drove in on the bull.
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From this reading He furled the muleta, drew the sword out, profiled and drove in on the bull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He furled the muleta, drew the sword out, profiled and drove in on the bull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He furled the muleta, drew the sword out, profiled and drove in on the bull.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
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From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
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From this reading He felt the sword buckle as he shoved it in, leaning his weight on it, and then it shot high in the air, end-over-ending into the crowd.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He tried a pass with the muleta and the bull did not move.
