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Chapter III
At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs.... Only walkers? No, there's a stretcher--and another...! Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry. The gallants play bridge without looking up.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No, there's a stretcher--and another...!”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The gallants play bridge without looking up.”
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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 At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No, there's a stretcher--and another...!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No, there's a stretcher--and another...!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading The gallants play bridge without looking up.
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading The gallants play bridge without looking up.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....
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From this reading The gallants play bridge without looking up.
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
not any; not one
From this reading No, there's a stretcher--and another...!
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From this reading At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....
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From this reading Only walkers?
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From this reading The gallants play bridge without looking up.
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....
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From this reading No, there's a stretcher--and another...!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....
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From this reading No, there's a stretcher--and another...!
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading At last a noise in the corridor, a tramp on the stairs....
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
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From this reading The gallants play bridge without looking up.
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From this reading Only walkers?
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From this reading Now reflection ends, my feet begin to move, my hands to undo bootlaces, flick down thermometers, wash and fetch and carry.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The gallants play bridge without looking up.
