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“Safe now,” he said compactly. The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake. Amanda was struggling with profound problems. “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked. “Without going back.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““Without going back.””
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From this reading Amanda was struggling with profound problems.
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From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.
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From this reading “Without going back.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
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From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
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From this reading “Safe now,” he said compactly.
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From this reading “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.
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From this reading “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.
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From this reading “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.
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From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
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From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.
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From this reading “Without going back.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Safe now,” he said compactly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.
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From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
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From this reading “Safe now,” he said compactly.
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From this reading “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.
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From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
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From this reading Amanda was struggling with profound problems.
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From this reading Amanda was struggling with profound problems.
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From this reading “Safe now,” he said compactly.
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From this reading “Safe now,” he said compactly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.
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From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
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From this reading Amanda was struggling with profound problems.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
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From this reading The driver appeared to be murmuring prayers very softly as he examined the brake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amanda was struggling with profound problems.
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From this reading “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Amanda was struggling with profound problems.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without going back.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why didn't you drive down in the first place?” she asked.
