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And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene. This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them. They were armed with whips and clubs, and there were a score of them. The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em! Give it to ’em!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were armed with whips and clubs, and there were a score of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.”
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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 And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
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From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
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From this reading They were armed with whips and clubs, and there were a score of them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
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From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
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From this reading They were armed with whips and clubs, and there were a score of them.
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From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
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From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
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From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
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From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
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From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
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From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
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From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
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From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
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From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
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From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
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From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
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From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
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From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
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From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
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From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were armed with whips and clubs, and there were a score of them.
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From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
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From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
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From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
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From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were armed with whips and clubs, and there were a score of them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
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From this reading The little girl danced up and down in anger, the tears streaming down her cheeks, crying: “Give it to ’em!
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From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time it was the dreaded peace officers of the I.L.W. The little girl had brought them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
at the time that
From this reading And we were getting our share when there occurred a new irruption on the scene.
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From this reading They were armed with whips and clubs, and there were a score of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were armed with whips and clubs, and there were a score of them.
