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The two of them went back to the cave. It was warm there. The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill. Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable. Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two of them went back to the cave.”
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From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.
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From this reading The two of them went back to the cave.
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From this reading Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.
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From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
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From this reading Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.
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From this reading Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.
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From this reading The two of them went back to the cave.
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From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
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From this reading Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.
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From this reading Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.
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From this reading Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.
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From this reading Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
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From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
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From this reading Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.
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From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was warm there.
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From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two of them went back to the cave.
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From this reading Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.
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From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
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From this reading Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.
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From this reading Burl and Saya crouched among the rest, and became drowsy and comfortable.
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From this reading Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two of them went back to the cave.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two of them went back to the cave.
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From this reading It was warm there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two of them went back to the cave.
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From this reading Presently Saya dropped off to sleep, her hand trustfully in Burl's.
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From this reading The two of them went back to the cave.
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From this reading It was warm there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was warm there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two of them went back to the cave.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cave was so packed with humans that their body-heat kept the air from growing chill.
