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Chapter V
We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds. The priest was the first to speak. "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations." He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face. "He was not of my Church.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The priest was the first to speak.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The priest was the first to speak.”
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From this reading "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."
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From this reading "He was not of my Church.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."
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From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
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From this reading He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
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From this reading He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The priest was the first to speak.
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From this reading "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
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From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
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From this reading He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He was not of my Church.
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From this reading "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He was not of my Church.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
above and across; more than
From this reading He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.
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From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
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From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
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From this reading He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.
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From this reading The priest was the first to speak.
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From this reading He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.
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From this reading The priest was the first to speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The priest was the first to speak.
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From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
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From this reading He paused, drawing the sheet up over the dead man's face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The priest was the first to speak.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
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From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We pass; the path that each man trod Is dim, or will be dim, with weeds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are his friend, I also; but we are of different nations."
