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Chapter XI
POTS AND PANS! The rest tells more quickly by far. A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces. Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh. The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rest tells more quickly by far.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.”
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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 A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POTS AND PANS!
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From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
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From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
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From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
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From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
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From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
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From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
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From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
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From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
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From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
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From this reading POTS AND PANS!
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From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
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From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
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From this reading POTS AND PANS!
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From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
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From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
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From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
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From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
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From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
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From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
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From this reading Not the first round, nor the second, nor the seventh.
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From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
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From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rest tells more quickly by far.
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From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The intermission which followed it rather, and a crowd grown strangely silent.
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From this reading A raised, roped platform--two lithe bodies--a pavilion of white faces.
