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Chapter XV
THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there. It was silence that was marked by a little restraint. The band outside was quiet now. A human voice was bellowing. It was Arba Spinney's voice--a voice without words.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was silence that was marked by a little restraint.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The band outside was quiet now.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It was Arba Spinney's voice--a voice without words.”
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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 It was silence that was marked by a little restraint.
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From this reading It was Arba Spinney's voice--a voice without words.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
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From this reading The band outside was quiet now.
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From this reading A human voice was bellowing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was silence that was marked by a little restraint.
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From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
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From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
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From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
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From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
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From this reading A human voice was bellowing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was silence that was marked by a little restraint.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was silence that was marked by a little restraint.
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From this reading It was silence that was marked by a little restraint.
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From this reading The band outside was quiet now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The band outside was quiet now.
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From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The band outside was quiet now.
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From this reading It was silence that was marked by a little restraint.
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From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
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From this reading It was Arba Spinney's voice--a voice without words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was silence that was marked by a little restraint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
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From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
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From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
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From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
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From this reading A human voice was bellowing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was silence that was marked by a little restraint.
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From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
at the time that
From this reading THE HANDS ARE DEALT When Committeeman Wasgatt came into the room in tow of Harlan Thornton he found silence prevailing there.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was Arba Spinney's voice--a voice without words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Arba Spinney's voice--a voice without words.
