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Chapter I
_There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself. Even children become snarling little beasts. Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground. He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up. His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even children become snarling little beasts.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “_There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even children become snarling little beasts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.”
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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 He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
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From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
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From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
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From this reading Even children become snarling little beasts.
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From this reading Even children become snarling little beasts.
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From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.
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From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
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From this reading Even children become snarling little beasts.
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From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
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From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
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From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even children become snarling little beasts.
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From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
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From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.
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From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
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From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
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From this reading His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.
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From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
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From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
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From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even children become snarling little beasts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
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From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
above and across; more than
From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
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From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
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From this reading Even children become snarling little beasts.
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From this reading His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.
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From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
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From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
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From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
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From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
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From this reading Fortunately, however, in childhood laughter is not buried deep._ He dropped over the stone wall and flattened to the ground.
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From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name was Steven--but he'd forgotten that.
at the time that
From this reading _There are times when the animal in Mankind savagely asserts itself.
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From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
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From this reading He looked warily about him like a young wolf, head down, eyes up.
