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Chapter VI
Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond. They wore windbreakers and slacks. One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men. All of them carried Venn guns. They talked, briefly.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.”
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From this reading All of them carried Venn guns.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
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From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
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From this reading They talked, briefly.
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From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
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From this reading All of them carried Venn guns.
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From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
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From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
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From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
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From this reading All of them carried Venn guns.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
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From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
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From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
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From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
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From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
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From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
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From this reading They wore windbreakers and slacks.
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From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
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From this reading They talked, briefly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
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From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wore windbreakers and slacks.
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From this reading Three men got out of the car and stood there in the dusk, at the south side of the Diamond.
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From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
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From this reading All of them carried Venn guns.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of them was short and pudgy, the other two were average-looking men.
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From this reading They wore windbreakers and slacks.
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From this reading They wore windbreakers and slacks.
