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Chapter V
As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler. "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder." For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak. With his fists he pounded his misshapen legs. "You arrest me for his murder?
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.”
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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 "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading "You arrest me for his murder?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
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From this reading As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.
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From this reading With his fists he pounded his misshapen legs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
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From this reading As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.
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From this reading As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.
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From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading With his fists he pounded his misshapen legs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading With his fists he pounded his misshapen legs.
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.
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From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
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From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
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From this reading With his fists he pounded his misshapen legs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
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From this reading For a moment the little man blinked at me in amazement; then he threw back his head and laughed, a shrill, giggling squeak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he grew more excited I seemed to grow cooler.
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From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his fists he pounded his misshapen legs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
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From this reading "Zalnitch, I'm going to swear out a warrant against you for my brother's murder."
