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Chapter V
Enough of simpering and grimace, Enough of vacuity, trimmed with lace. “Curse this country! Curse it--curse it!” The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear. He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.”
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From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enough of simpering and grimace, Enough of vacuity, trimmed with lace.
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
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From this reading “Curse this country!
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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From this reading “Curse this country!
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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From this reading Enough of simpering and grimace, Enough of vacuity, trimmed with lace.
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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From this reading Enough of simpering and grimace, Enough of vacuity, trimmed with lace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Curse it--curse it!”
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From this reading Enough of simpering and grimace, Enough of vacuity, trimmed with lace.
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From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
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From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
not any; not one
From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Enough of simpering and grimace, Enough of vacuity, trimmed with lace.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
above and across; more than
From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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From this reading Enough of simpering and grimace, Enough of vacuity, trimmed with lace.
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
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From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
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From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Curse this country!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
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From this reading Enough of simpering and grimace, Enough of vacuity, trimmed with lace.
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From this reading Enough of simpering and grimace, Enough of vacuity, trimmed with lace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man spoke aloud, but there was no one near to hear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Enough of simpering and grimace, Enough of vacuity, trimmed with lace.
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From this reading He shook his skinny yellow fist out over the broad river that crept greasily down to the equatorial sea.
