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Chapter IX
"WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise. His eyes watched me anxiously. My surprise seemed to trouble him. "I am afraid--" he began hesitatingly. "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am afraid--" he began hesitatingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My surprise seemed to trouble him.”
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From this reading "I am afraid--" he began hesitatingly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid--" he began hesitatingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
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From this reading His eyes watched me anxiously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
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From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am afraid--" he began hesitatingly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
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From this reading His eyes watched me anxiously.
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From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
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From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
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From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
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From this reading "I am afraid--" he began hesitatingly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My surprise seemed to trouble him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes watched me anxiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am afraid--" he began hesitatingly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His eyes watched me anxiously.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My surprise seemed to trouble him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
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From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
above and across; more than
From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
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From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
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From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My surprise seemed to trouble him.
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From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
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From this reading My surprise seemed to trouble him.
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From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
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From this reading My surprise seemed to trouble him.
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From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
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From this reading His eyes watched me anxiously.
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From this reading "WORTLEY FOOTE--THE SPY" He sat up at once, but he did not attempt to rise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You need be afraid of nothing," I interrupted, going over and taking his hand.
