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Chapter XXXII
Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms. She was palsied with fright for him. She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst. She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million. She clung to Jim and sobbed:
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She clung to Jim and sobbed:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.”
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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 Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
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From this reading Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
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From this reading Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She clung to Jim and sobbed:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
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From this reading She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.
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From this reading She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.
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From this reading Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was palsied with fright for him.
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From this reading She was palsied with fright for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
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From this reading She clung to Jim and sobbed:
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From this reading Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
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From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.
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From this reading She was palsied with fright for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
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From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was palsied with fright for him.
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From this reading She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.
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From this reading She clung to Jim and sobbed:
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From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
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From this reading She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.
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From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She clung to Jim and sobbed:
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From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kedzie's answer was a fierce seizure of him in her arms.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was palsied with fright for him.
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From this reading She felt in one swift shock what the wives of Europe had felt by the million.
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From this reading She had seen more pictures of dead soldiers than he knew, and now she saw her man shattered and tortured with wounds and thirst.
