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The joint was jumping, and so was the dealer again. Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes. So much liquid began to erode his fixed smile. He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination. Cassal looked up.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The joint was jumping, and so was the dealer again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So much liquid began to erode his fixed smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cassal looked up.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The joint was jumping, and so was the dealer again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The joint was jumping, and so was the dealer again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much liquid began to erode his fixed smile.
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From this reading Cassal looked up.
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From this reading The joint was jumping, and so was the dealer again.
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From this reading He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination.
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From this reading Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes.
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From this reading So much liquid began to erode his fixed smile.
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From this reading Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes.
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From this reading Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes.
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From this reading So much liquid began to erode his fixed smile.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes.
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From this reading He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination.
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From this reading The joint was jumping, and so was the dealer again.
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From this reading The joint was jumping, and so was the dealer again.
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From this reading He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination.
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From this reading So much liquid began to erode his fixed smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cassal looked up.
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From this reading So much liquid began to erode his fixed smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination.
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From this reading He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination.
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From this reading Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes.
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From this reading So much liquid began to erode his fixed smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The joint was jumping, and so was the dealer again.
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From this reading He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination.
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From this reading He kept replenishing it from some inner source of determination.
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From this reading Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes.
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From this reading Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The joint was jumping, and so was the dealer again.
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From this reading Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So much liquid began to erode his fixed smile.
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From this reading Cassal looked up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The joint was jumping, and so was the dealer again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sweat rolled down his face and there were tears in his eyes.
