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MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh. In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge. There was terror in my face, and she could see it. "You--you cannot be sure!" I exclaimed.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There was terror in my face, and she could see it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You--you cannot be sure!"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was terror in my face, and she could see it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You--you cannot be sure!"
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From this reading "You--you cannot be sure!"
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From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
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From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was terror in my face, and she could see it.
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From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
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From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
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From this reading I exclaimed.
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From this reading There was terror in my face, and she could see it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was terror in my face, and she could see it.
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From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
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From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
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From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
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From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was terror in my face, and she could see it.
not any; not one
From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
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From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
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From this reading There was terror in my face, and she could see it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was terror in my face, and she could see it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
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From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
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From this reading In the clear morning sunlight I had no chance of escape or subterfuge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You--you cannot be sure!"
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From this reading There was terror in my face, and she could see it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
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From this reading There was terror in my face, and she could see it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was terror in my face, and she could see it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MISS MOYAT'S PROMISE We stood looking at one another on the edge of the marsh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--you cannot be sure!"
