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Chapter VII
When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses. He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage. Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw? There must be some trick about it. He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There must be some trick about it.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There must be some trick about it.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There must be some trick about it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be some trick about it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
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From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There must be some trick about it.
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
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From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be some trick about it.
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
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From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
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From this reading There must be some trick about it.
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From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
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From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
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From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?
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From this reading There must be some trick about it.
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From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
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From this reading Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
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From this reading He tried backing out, but just escaped wedging himself so tightly that he could move neither out nor in.
at the time that
From this reading When Fatty Bascom, surging heavily against the narrow and jagged opening, found that he could not get out, he could not credit his senses.
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From this reading Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was there, he had come through the split in the rock with but little personal damage.
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From this reading Why, therefore, was he unable to withdraw?
