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Chapter XIII
JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long. He raised himself from the ground and stared about him. The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him. “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer. “Did yer hear de yell I let loose?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He raised himself from the ground and stared about him.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did yer hear de yell I let loose?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He raised himself from the ground and stared about him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Did yer hear de yell I let loose?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.”
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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 “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He raised himself from the ground and stared about him.
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From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him.
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From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
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From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
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From this reading “Did yer hear de yell I let loose?
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From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He raised himself from the ground and stared about him.
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From this reading He raised himself from the ground and stared about him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He raised himself from the ground and stared about him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did yer hear de yell I let loose?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He raised himself from the ground and stared about him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He raised himself from the ground and stared about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Did yer hear de yell I let loose?
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From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
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From this reading The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Did yer hear de yell I let loose?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
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From this reading “Did yer hear de yell I let loose?
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From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
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From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
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From this reading He raised himself from the ground and stared about him.
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From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
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From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
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From this reading The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him.
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From this reading The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him.
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From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
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From this reading He raised himself from the ground and stared about him.
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From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him.
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From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACK’S subjection to the power of mortification and despair did not last long.
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From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing he saw was Jim squatting before him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We was sure up ag’in a tight squeeze dat time, boss,” remarked his retainer.
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From this reading “Did yer hear de yell I let loose?
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From this reading “Did yer hear de yell I let loose?
