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Chapter VIII
WHAT THE DEATH STICK DID. There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal. He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man. He did not want him to win. What purpose he had in case of failure was locked in his own bosom.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.”
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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 was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
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From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
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From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
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From this reading What purpose he had in case of failure was locked in his own bosom.
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From this reading What purpose he had in case of failure was locked in his own bosom.
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From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
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From this reading WHAT THE DEATH STICK DID.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT THE DEATH STICK DID.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
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From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
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From this reading What purpose he had in case of failure was locked in his own bosom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
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From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
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From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
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From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not want him to win.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What purpose he had in case of failure was locked in his own bosom.
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From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What purpose he had in case of failure was locked in his own bosom.
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From this reading What purpose he had in case of failure was locked in his own bosom.
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From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
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From this reading What purpose he had in case of failure was locked in his own bosom.
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From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
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From this reading What purpose he had in case of failure was locked in his own bosom.
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From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
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From this reading WHAT THE DEATH STICK DID.
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From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
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From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE DEATH STICK DID.
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From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not want him to win.
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From this reading He did not want him to win.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a grin on the face of the priest that even the full gray beard could not conceal.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE DEATH STICK DID.
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From this reading He believed he had set an impossible task for this strange white man.
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From this reading He did not want him to win.
