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Chapter XXI
"I fought with my friend last night. And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words." THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward. The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless. "Hullo!" he said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I fought with my friend last night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.”
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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 THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
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From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
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From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
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From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
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From this reading THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.
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From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.
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From this reading "I fought with my friend last night.
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From this reading "I fought with my friend last night.
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From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
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From this reading "Hullo!" he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fought with my friend last night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I fought with my friend last night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
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From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
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From this reading THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I fought with my friend last night.
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From this reading "I fought with my friend last night.
not any; not one
From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
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From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
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From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
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From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
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From this reading "Hullo!" he said.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.
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From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
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From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
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From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
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From this reading THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.
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From this reading THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
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From this reading The riotous blood in his veins had quieted and he felt a little cold and breathless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was a moment's silence, then Feathers went forward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I fought with my friend last night.
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From this reading And it was not with honest swords; No steel sprang out to gleam and bite We fought with poor, mean words."
