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As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her. ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz! Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’ She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm. ‘Forgive me, Captain Norris.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’”
in the direction of
From this reading “As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’”
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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 ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
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From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
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From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
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From this reading ‘Forgive me, Captain Norris.
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From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
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From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
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From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
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From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
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From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
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From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
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From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Forgive me, Captain Norris.
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From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
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From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
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From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
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From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
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From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
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From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
in the direction of
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
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From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
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From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
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From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
