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Chapter XII
I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee. "Now tell me about it," she said. "Why did they burn your house? And how did you succeed in getting here?" "They got so interested in the fight, they lost their heads," I said.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Now tell me about it," she said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “"Why did they burn your house?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And how did you succeed in getting here?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now tell me about it," she said.”
during the time that
From this reading “I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Now tell me about it," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "Why did they burn your house?
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did they burn your house?
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading "They got so interested in the fight, they lost their heads," I said.
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From this reading And how did you succeed in getting here?"
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading "They got so interested in the fight, they lost their heads," I said.
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From this reading "They got so interested in the fight, they lost their heads," I said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And how did you succeed in getting here?"
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From this reading "Why did they burn your house?
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From this reading And how did you succeed in getting here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading "They got so interested in the fight, they lost their heads," I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now tell me about it," she said.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading "They got so interested in the fight, they lost their heads," I said.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading "Now tell me about it," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading "Now tell me about it," she said.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now tell me about it," she said.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They got so interested in the fight, they lost their heads," I said.
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading And how did you succeed in getting here?"
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From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now tell me about it," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They got so interested in the fight, they lost their heads," I said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why did they burn your house?
during the time that
From this reading I sat at the kitchen table in Margareta's Lima apartment and gnawed the last few shreds off the stripped T-bone, while my girl poured me another cup of coffee.
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From this reading "Why did they burn your house?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And how did you succeed in getting here?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why did they burn your house?
