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Chapter VI
THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose! Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs. "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me. I felt it smash. For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
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a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.”
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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 a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading I felt it smash.
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt it smash.
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From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
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From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
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From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading I felt it smash.
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS "And then, Major, hell broke loose!
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
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From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
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From this reading "No, Major, it wasn't hell that broke up, it was something inside me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For a moment I didn't grasp what Taylor was saying.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dave stood up and--" Tom Cantrell's eyes snapped and he slashed with his crop at the bright andirons that held the flamed logs.
