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Chapter III
“Look at yourself,” Grief said. “You are twice the man you were when you came on board. You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you. It's the work. It beats trained nurses and business managers.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look at yourself,” Grief said.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Look at yourself,” Grief said.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look at yourself,” Grief said.
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From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
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From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
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From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
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From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
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From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
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From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
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From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
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From this reading “Look at yourself,” Grief said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
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From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
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From this reading It's the work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at yourself,” Grief said.
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From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
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From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
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From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
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From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
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From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
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From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
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From this reading “Look at yourself,” Grief said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
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From this reading It beats trained nurses and business managers.
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From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
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From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
at the time that
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
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From this reading It's the work.
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From this reading You haven't had one drink, you didn't die, and the poison is pretty well worked out of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are twice the man you were when you came on board.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Look at yourself,” Grief said.
