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I did not struggle. I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain. At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since. Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me. I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.”
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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 I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
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From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
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From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
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From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
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From this reading I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
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From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not struggle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
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From this reading I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
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From this reading I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
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From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not struggle.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
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From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
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From this reading I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
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From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
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From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not struggle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
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From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
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From this reading I did not struggle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was forced to my feet and marched to the open door of the corner room.
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From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Cortinez, the sleepy sentry, without changing his position, had opened his eyes and was grinning at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that time I had not even heard the words _jiu jitsu_, but I have looked them up since.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have done so if I had been able, but I was caught in a grip so skillful that the smallest move gave me the most exquisite pain.
