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Chapter V
THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in. They began to breathe quickly. Sam, hearing the proposal, flushed with indignation. His heart swelled in his throat with apprehension for the girl. How could he make her understand what was going on?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They began to breathe quickly.”
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading “They began to breathe quickly.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could he make her understand what was going on?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How could he make her understand what was going on?”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “His heart swelled in his throat with apprehension for the girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How could he make her understand what was going on?”
during the time that
From this reading “THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.”
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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 THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
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From this reading His heart swelled in his throat with apprehension for the girl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They began to breathe quickly.
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From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading They began to breathe quickly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could he make her understand what was going on?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
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From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
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From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
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From this reading Sam, hearing the proposal, flushed with indignation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How could he make her understand what was going on?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
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From this reading Sam, hearing the proposal, flushed with indignation.
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From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How could he make her understand what was going on?
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From this reading Sam, hearing the proposal, flushed with indignation.
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From this reading They began to breathe quickly.
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From this reading Sam, hearing the proposal, flushed with indignation.
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From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
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From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
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From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
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From this reading His heart swelled in his throat with apprehension for the girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They began to breathe quickly.
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From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading His heart swelled in his throat with apprehension for the girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They began to breathe quickly.
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From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How could he make her understand what was going on?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How could he make her understand what was going on?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How could he make her understand what was going on?
during the time that
From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sam, hearing the proposal, flushed with indignation.
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From this reading THE DICE DECIDE The three stared at Big Jack in a dead silence while the underlying significance of his words sunk in.
