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Chapter XIV
"Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice. "Quick! Inside!" He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress. As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “"Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.”
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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 "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
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From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
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From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
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From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
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From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
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From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
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From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
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From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
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From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
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From this reading Inside!"
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From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
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From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
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From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
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From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
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From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
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From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
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From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
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From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
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From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quick!" he muttered, in a strange, hoarse voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered the store the spasm seized him again, and his body writhed irresistibly away from her and rolled and curled on the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He started to crawl on hands and knees, but she raised him up, and, supported by her young arm, he made faster progress.
