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Chapter I
All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. CAME THE DARK.... They lay on their sides, facing each other. In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist. "So we wait," she said.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.”
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From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading CAME THE DARK....
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From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
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From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
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From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
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From this reading CAME THE DARK....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They lay on their sides, facing each other.
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From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
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From this reading They lay on their sides, facing each other.
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From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading They lay on their sides, facing each other.
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From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They lay on their sides, facing each other.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading They lay on their sides, facing each other.
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From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading "So we wait," she said.
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From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So we wait," she said.
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From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
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From this reading They lay on their sides, facing each other.
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From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So we wait," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAME THE DARK....
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They lay on their sides, facing each other.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lay on their sides, facing each other.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All characters in this book are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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From this reading In the half-light of the cave he could see the sheen of her eyes, the slow curve of her waist.
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From this reading "So we wait," she said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So we wait," she said.
