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Chapter V
They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound. The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim. Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother: “Give me your knife.” The brother handed it to him.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:”
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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 The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
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From this reading Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:
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From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
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From this reading Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
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From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
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From this reading “Give me your knife.”
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From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:
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From this reading The brother handed it to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The brother handed it to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
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From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
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From this reading “Give me your knife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
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From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
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From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give me your knife.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
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From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
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From this reading Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:
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From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
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From this reading Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:
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From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
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From this reading Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:
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From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
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From this reading Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, as soon as the smarting had abated, he said to his brother:
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From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
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From this reading They brought some salt water and poured it on the wound.
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From this reading The injured man became livid, ground his teeth and writhed a little, but did not exclaim.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Give me your knife.”
