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Chapter V
They didn't bother to look in his direction. Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark. Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco. There's no way of saving you." Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They didn't bother to look in his direction.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.”
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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 Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
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From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
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From this reading They didn't bother to look in his direction.
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From this reading Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.
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From this reading They didn't bother to look in his direction.
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From this reading They didn't bother to look in his direction.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They didn't bother to look in his direction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They didn't bother to look in his direction.
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From this reading Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco.
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From this reading Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They didn't bother to look in his direction.
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From this reading Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco.
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From this reading Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
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From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
not any; not one
From this reading There's no way of saving you."
not one, and not any
From this reading Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.
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From this reading Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's no way of saving you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.
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From this reading Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco.
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From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
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From this reading Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.
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From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
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From this reading There's no way of saving you."
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From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
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From this reading Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.
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From this reading Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.
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From this reading Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco.
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From this reading There's no way of saving you."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They didn't bother to look in his direction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They didn't bother to look in his direction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
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From this reading Taller said, "None of you have studied our traditions, our customs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
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From this reading There's no way of saving you."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Roberts muttered savagely, "We told you all that was needed was a spark.
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From this reading Now you've killed the Khan, the most popular man on Texcoco.
