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As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal. He lived alone with his two dogs. He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse. Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize. They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He lived alone with his two dogs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.”
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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 He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
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From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
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From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
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From this reading Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize.
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From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
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From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
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From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
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From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
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From this reading Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize.
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From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
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From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
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From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
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From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
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From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
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From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
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From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
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From this reading Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize.
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From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
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From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
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From this reading Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize.
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From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
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From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
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From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
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From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
