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Chapter XII
He waited, watching Tom. Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather. "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance. "Sure, I'd kill you!" Lance smiled back.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure, I'd kill you!"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
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From this reading Lance smiled back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
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From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
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From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
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From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
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From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
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From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He waited, watching Tom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
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From this reading "Sure, I'd kill you!"
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From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
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From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
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From this reading Lance smiled back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure, I'd kill you!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
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From this reading He waited, watching Tom.
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From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
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From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
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From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
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From this reading He waited, watching Tom.
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From this reading He waited, watching Tom.
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From this reading Tom, watching Lance, got up and faced him cold-eyed, unafraid, weighing not chances, but values rather.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
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From this reading "You'd kill me, would you!" he asked, his voice matching the drawl of Lance.
