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Chapter VI
“Then go.” And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip. As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped. “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud. “You were lucky.
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causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading ““You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.”
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From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
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From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
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From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
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From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
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From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
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From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
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From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
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From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
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From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
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From this reading “Then go.”
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From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
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From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
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From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
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From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
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From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
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From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
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From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
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From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
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From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
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From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
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From this reading “Then go.”
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From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
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From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As his hand rested on the door knob, he was stopped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
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From this reading And Dave went, without further word, both his biceps aching intolerably from the bruise of that tremendous grip.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You were lucky,” Mr. Ward was saying, and Dave noted that his face and eyes were cruel and gloating and proud.
