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Chapter XII
WIFE OR PRISONER? Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally. There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue. He tried to move, but nothing happened. The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He tried to move, but nothing happened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.”
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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 There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
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From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
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From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
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From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He tried to move, but nothing happened.
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From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
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From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
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From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading He tried to move, but nothing happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to move, but nothing happened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
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From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
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From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
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From this reading He tried to move, but nothing happened.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He tried to move, but nothing happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
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From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WIFE OR PRISONER?
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From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
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From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading WIFE OR PRISONER?
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From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
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From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to move, but nothing happened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
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From this reading He tried to move, but nothing happened.
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From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
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From this reading The drug killed pain, but only at the expense of a temporary paralysis of all voluntary motion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.
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From this reading Something cold and damp against his forehead brought Gordon part way out of his unconsciousness finally.
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From this reading WIFE OR PRISONER?
