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Chapter IV
“‘_Go_!’ she shouts to me—and I went.” “Fast?” “Don’t ask foolish questions. It was an awful pace. For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
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apart from; not including
From this reading “For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’”
except for; apart from
From this reading “For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘_Go_!’ she shouts to me—and I went.””
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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 For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an awful pace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “‘_Go_!’ she shouts to me—and I went.”
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From this reading “Don’t ask foolish questions.
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
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From this reading “Don’t ask foolish questions.
apart from; not including
From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
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From this reading “Fast?”
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From this reading “Don’t ask foolish questions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
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From this reading “‘_Go_!’ she shouts to me—and I went.”
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘_Go_!’ she shouts to me—and I went.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an awful pace.
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘_Go_!’ she shouts to me—and I went.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
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From this reading It was an awful pace.
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From this reading “Don’t ask foolish questions.
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
except for; apart from
From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘_Go_!’ she shouts to me—and I went.”
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From this reading “‘_Go_!’ she shouts to me—and I went.”
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘_Go_!’ she shouts to me—and I went.”
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an awful pace.
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From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘_Go_!’ she shouts to me—and I went.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For four hours nothing happened, and not a word said, except that now and then she said, ‘Keep it up, Boy, keep it up, sweetheart; we’ll save him!’
