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Chapter I
_You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurlyburly's done. When the battle's lost and won. My name is Greta Forzane. Twenty-nine and a party girl would describe me.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “_You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the hurlyburly's done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My name is Greta Forzane.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “_You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Twenty-nine and a party girl would describe me.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “_You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Twenty-nine and a party girl would describe 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 _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading When the battle's lost and won.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading Twenty-nine and a party girl would describe me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the hurlyburly's done.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading My name is Greta Forzane.
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading Twenty-nine and a party girl would describe me.
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From this reading My name is Greta Forzane.
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From this reading When the hurlyburly's done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Greta Forzane.
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading When the battle's lost and won.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twenty-nine and a party girl would describe me.
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Greta Forzane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My name is Greta Forzane.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
above and across; more than
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty-nine and a party girl would describe me.
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading Twenty-nine and a party girl would describe me.
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
at the time that
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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From this reading When the battle's lost and won.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Twenty-nine and a party girl would describe me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _You can't know there's a war on--for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!_ When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
