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Chapter XII
"And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!" She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried: "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!... Big brute and bully and ... Yes!...
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...”
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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 now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
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From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
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From this reading Big brute and bully and ...
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From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
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From this reading Big brute and bully and ...
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From this reading Big brute and bully and ...
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From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
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From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
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From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
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From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
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From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
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From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She flashed a burning look at him; chokingly she cried:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
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From this reading "At least, thank God, I am not afraid of you, Bruce Standing!...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
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From this reading Yes!...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
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From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
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From this reading "And now that you're half scared to death, you'd like to make a man believe that you are not afraid of the devil himself!"
