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"Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered. "They hit you-- the sneaks! Are you bleeding much?" He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water. She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you bleeding much?"
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From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
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From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
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From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
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From this reading Are you bleeding much?"
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From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
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From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
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From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
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From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
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From this reading "They hit you-- the sneaks!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
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From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
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From this reading Are you bleeding much?"
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From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
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From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
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From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
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From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
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From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
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From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
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From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
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From this reading "They hit you-- the sneaks!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They hit you-- the sneaks!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They hit you-- the sneaks!
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From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came near her carefully, as she got the big canoe out of the current into quieter water.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She whipped the scarf from about her neck, and with his knife ripped up the seam of his sleeve.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They hit you-- the sneaks!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come here and let me bind up your arm," she answered.
