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Chapter XIII
"We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall. It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve. "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself. "'Oh, figs!' says I. 'Is it thus?
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “"Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.”
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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 "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
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From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
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From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
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From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
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From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
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From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
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From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
two people or things considered together
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
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From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
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From this reading "'Oh, figs!' says I.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
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From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
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From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
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From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is it thus?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
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From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
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From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
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From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
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From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
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From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
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From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
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From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
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From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
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From this reading "'Oh, figs!' says I.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
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From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
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From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oh, figs!' says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Is it thus?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
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From this reading "Then High Jack ran out and brought in a couple of them Indian silk shawls and began to undress himself.
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From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We lifted the three-hundred-pound stone god, and carried him into the back room of the café--the temple, I mean--and leaned him against the wall.
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From this reading It was more work than bouncing three live ones from an all-night Broadway joint on New-Year's Eve.
