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Chapter XI
A RUSTY NAIL. On Monday Casey and his men came. Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first. The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow. He laughed a tremulous sort of laugh.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.”
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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 A RUSTY NAIL.
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From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Monday Casey and his men came.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
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From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
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From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
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From this reading On Monday Casey and his men came.
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From this reading On Monday Casey and his men came.
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From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
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From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
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From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
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From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
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From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Monday Casey and his men came.
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From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
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From this reading He laughed a tremulous sort of laugh.
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From this reading He laughed a tremulous sort of laugh.
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From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
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From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
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From this reading On Monday Casey and his men came.
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From this reading On Monday Casey and his men came.
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From this reading A RUSTY NAIL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
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From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday Casey and his men came.
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From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
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From this reading A RUSTY NAIL.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
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From this reading He laughed a tremulous sort of laugh.
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From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
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From this reading He laughed a tremulous sort of laugh.
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From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
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From this reading The old man, hearing it, started violently--so violently that he almost upset the coffee at his elbow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
at the time that
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Louisiana and her father were at breakfast when they struck their first blow at the end of the house which was to be renovated first.
