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Chapter VI
Ross gulped. There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive. He tried the stupid way. He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains. “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.”
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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 were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
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From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
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From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
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From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
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From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
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From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
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From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
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From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
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From this reading Ross gulped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried the stupid way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
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From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
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From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
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From this reading “Don’t jump me,” Pilot Breuer giggled.
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From this reading He got the pistol barrel alongside his ear for his pains.
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From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
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From this reading Ross gulped.
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From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
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From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
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From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
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From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
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From this reading He tried the stupid way.
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From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
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From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three ways to play this, the smart way, the stupid way, and the way that all of a sudden began to look attractive.
