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Chapter V
THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar? What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation. "Look, Cadell! Is there no second door to this trap? Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look, Cadell!”
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading “Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is there no second door to this trap?”
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From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
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From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
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From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
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From this reading "Look, Cadell!
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From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
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From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
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From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
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From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What is being done?" asked Bernard in agitation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look, Cadell!
not any; not one
From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
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From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
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From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
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From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
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From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
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From this reading Is there no second door to this trap?
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From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
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From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
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From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE FIRST BLOOD "What is this uproar?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Should violence be attempted I can obtain no egress by the way I came in; this church is stuffed with people.
