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Chapter I
NO TIME FOR TOFFEE! Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death! _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man. He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand. By then it was too late even to cry out.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By then it was too late even to cry out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NO TIME FOR TOFFEE!”
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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 Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By then it was too late even to cry out.
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From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
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From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
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From this reading By then it was too late even to cry out.
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From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
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From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By then it was too late even to cry out.
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From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
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From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NO TIME FOR TOFFEE!
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From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
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From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
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From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
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From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By then it was too late even to cry out.
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From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
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From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
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From this reading By then it was too late even to cry out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
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From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
not any; not one
From this reading NO TIME FOR TOFFEE!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
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From this reading By then it was too late even to cry out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw the red scar across the left eyebrow, the dull flash of metal in the large hairy hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Just as he stepped to the microphone Marc caught sight of the swarthy man.
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From this reading By then it was too late even to cry out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NO TIME FOR TOFFEE!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
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From this reading NO TIME FOR TOFFEE!
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From this reading By then it was too late even to cry out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life was Marc's oyster, but: subversives had shot him--a ghost was ready to haunt his corpse--and Toffee was loving him to death!
