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Chapter VI
THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing. He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of. This spider, he felt certain, was some sort of a freak of nature. Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire. "Ahh, my little pussycat," laughed the creature.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Ahh, my little pussycat," laughed the creature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ahh, my little pussycat," laughed the creature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.”
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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 fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
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From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
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From this reading "Ahh, my little pussycat," laughed the creature.
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From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
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From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
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From this reading This spider, he felt certain, was some sort of a freak of nature.
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From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ahh, my little pussycat," laughed the creature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This spider, he felt certain, was some sort of a freak of nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This spider, he felt certain, was some sort of a freak of nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
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From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
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From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
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From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
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From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
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From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
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From this reading "Ahh, my little pussycat," laughed the creature.
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From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ahh, my little pussycat," laughed the creature.
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From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
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From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ahh, my little pussycat," laughed the creature.
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From this reading This spider, he felt certain, was some sort of a freak of nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
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From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ahh, my little pussycat," laughed the creature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps a direct result of the humans' constant littering, or maybe a military experiment gone haywire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This spider, he felt certain, was some sort of a freak of nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This spider, he felt certain, was some sort of a freak of nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This spider, he felt certain, was some sort of a freak of nature.
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From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a fairly small tiger, but he was accustomed to being larger than any spider he had ever heard of.
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From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GIANT SPIDER Tiger growled as he watched his captor wrap him in the strong webbing.
