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Chapter IV
A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together." But he did not seem to hear me. Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me. "How did you get this, Mr. Lester?" he asked. "I found it lying under the trees.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How did you get this, Mr. Lester?" he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I found it lying under the trees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he did not seem to hear me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"I found it lying under the trees.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."”
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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 A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How did you get this, Mr. Lester?" he asked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did not seem to hear me.
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From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not seem to hear me.
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From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I found it lying under the trees.
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From this reading "How did you get this, Mr. Lester?" he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he did not seem to hear me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he did not seem to hear me.
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From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
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From this reading "How did you get this, Mr. Lester?" he asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
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From this reading Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I found it lying under the trees.
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From this reading "How did you get this, Mr. Lester?" he asked.
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From this reading Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.
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From this reading "I found it lying under the trees.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he did not seem to hear me.
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From this reading "How did you get this, Mr. Lester?" he asked.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he did not seem to hear me.
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From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
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From this reading Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.
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From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
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From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
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From this reading But he did not seem to hear me.
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From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
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From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.
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From this reading Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How did you get this, Mr. Lester?" he asked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he did not seem to hear me.
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From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
in the direction of
From this reading Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.
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From this reading "I found it lying under the trees.
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From this reading Instead he read the letter through again, then he turned toward me.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "I found it lying under the trees.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How did you get this, Mr. Lester?" he asked.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "For heaven's sake, Swain," I said, "sit down and pull yourself together."
