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Chapter I
Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him! I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed. It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab. It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable. They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.”
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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 I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
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From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
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From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
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From this reading It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.
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From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.
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From this reading They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
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From this reading They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
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From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
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From this reading They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
to think that something will happen
From this reading It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.
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From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
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From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
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From this reading They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
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From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
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From this reading It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
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From this reading They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
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From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
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From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.
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From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
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From this reading It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.
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From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
not any; not one
From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
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From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
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From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They expect to take me out of this precinct jail to the District prison and eventually to the death house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't comfortable; but of course they expect to make me still more uncomfortable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sure, Larry Connaught saved my life--but it was how he did it that forced me to murder him!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I am sitting on the edge of what passes for a bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is made of loosely woven strips of steel, and there is no mattress, only an extra blanket of thin olive-drab.
