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The giant came at him. The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face.... And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle. Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth. But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.”
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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 Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
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From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The giant came at him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
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From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
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From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
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From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
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From this reading The giant came at him.
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From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
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From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
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From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
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From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
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From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
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From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
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From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
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From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
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From this reading The giant came at him.
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From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
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From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The giant came at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
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From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
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From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
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From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
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From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
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From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
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From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
above and across; more than
From this reading The big arms lifted over the heavy, brutal face....
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From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
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From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
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From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
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From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The giant came at him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
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From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But still, he got his great hands about Danny's throat and began to squeeze.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pietro--for such was the man's name--sagged a few inches, the breath rushing, heavy with garlic, from his mouth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Danny drove under them with the chair-leg, jabbing the tip of it against the man's enormous middle.
