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Chapter VIII
Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone. He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it. He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word. I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars. They've suffered so, that's why they strike.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.”
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From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
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From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
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From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
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From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
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From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
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From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
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From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
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From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
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From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
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From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
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From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
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From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
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From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
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From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They've suffered so, that's why they strike.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
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From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
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From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
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From this reading They've suffered so, that's why they strike.
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From this reading They've suffered so, that's why they strike.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
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From this reading They've suffered so, that's why they strike.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading Edith, glancing casually into the “ready-made” library, stopped abruptly, seeing Bibbs there alone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They've suffered so, that's why they strike.
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From this reading They've suffered so, that's why they strike.
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From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
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From this reading I know the very hands that fling The stones at me had never stirred To anger but for their own scars.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was standing before the pearl-framed and golden-lettered poem, musingly inspecting it.
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From this reading They've suffered so, that's why they strike.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
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From this reading He read it: FUGITIVE I will forget the things that sting: The lashing look, the barbed word.
