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Chapter XII
"_You didn't succeed, Martin. Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face. You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body. There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice.... Tanner's voice.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.”
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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 There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
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From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
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From this reading "_You didn't succeed, Martin.
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From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
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From this reading There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
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From this reading There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....
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From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
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From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
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From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
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From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
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From this reading "_You didn't succeed, Martin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
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From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
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From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
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From this reading There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....
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From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
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From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
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From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
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From this reading "_You didn't succeed, Martin.
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From this reading Tanner's voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You and the rest of the apes have lost forever!_" He stirred and gagged and then rolled on his side, feeling the pain from his shoulder lance through his body.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
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From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been the shot and he had felt himself falling and then there had been a voice....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_You didn't succeed, Martin.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come on--wake up so I can tell it to your face.
