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I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me. But I am not taken so easily. Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me. The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me. Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.”
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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 Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am not taken so easily.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
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From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
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From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am not taken so easily.
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From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading But I am not taken so easily.
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From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
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From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
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From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
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From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
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From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
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From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
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From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
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From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
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From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I am not taken so easily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
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From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I am not taken so easily.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
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From this reading But I am not taken so easily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
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From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
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From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
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From this reading Again I kicked and fought my way through them, though one of them tore a handful of hair from my head in his effort to hold me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I shrank back, and in an instant my pursuers were on me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Up the grand staircase I rushed, burst open the pair of huge folding doors which faced me, and learned at last that my efforts were in vain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little steward struck me with a key and I was battered and bruised, but once more I cleared a way in front of me.
