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Chapter XII
SIMON GRAMPIERRE. Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think. Job licked his hand unheeded. A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself. As he crawled out he instinctively cast a glance at the sun.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Job licked his hand unheeded.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Job licked his hand unheeded.”
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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 A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself.
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From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
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From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he crawled out he instinctively cast a glance at the sun.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he crawled out he instinctively cast a glance at the sun.
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From this reading As he crawled out he instinctively cast a glance at the sun.
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From this reading As he crawled out he instinctively cast a glance at the sun.
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From this reading A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself.
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From this reading As he crawled out he instinctively cast a glance at the sun.
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From this reading SIMON GRAMPIERRE.
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From this reading A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself.
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From this reading Job licked his hand unheeded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he crawled out he instinctively cast a glance at the sun.
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From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
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From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
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From this reading As he crawled out he instinctively cast a glance at the sun.
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From this reading Job licked his hand unheeded.
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From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
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From this reading Job licked his hand unheeded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
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From this reading As he crawled out he instinctively cast a glance at the sun.
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From this reading A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself.
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From this reading A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself.
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From this reading SIMON GRAMPIERRE.
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From this reading As he crawled out he instinctively cast a glance at the sun.
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From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A hail from the river forced him to rouse himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
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From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Job licked his hand unheeded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ambrose lay in his tent with his head hidden in his arms, trying not to think.
