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Chapter XVI
Marco turned and stood with his back against the door. The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes. She began to purr encouragingly. She really helped Marco to think. He was thinking with all his might and trying to remember.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began to purr encouragingly.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He was thinking with all his might and trying to remember.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “He was thinking with all his might and trying to remember.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She really helped Marco to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was thinking with all his might and trying to remember.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.
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From this reading He was thinking with all his might and trying to remember.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
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From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
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From this reading Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to purr encouragingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She began to purr encouragingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
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From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was thinking with all his might and trying to remember.
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From this reading She really helped Marco to think.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.
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From this reading Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was thinking with all his might and trying to remember.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She began to purr encouragingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She really helped Marco to think.
To recall to mind.
From this reading He was thinking with all his might and trying to remember.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She really helped Marco to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking with all his might and trying to remember.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She began to purr encouragingly.
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From this reading He was thinking with all his might and trying to remember.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cat had awakened and she was gazing at him with her green eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marco turned and stood with his back against the door.
