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Chapter XV
THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself? So you holler for 'Sim! Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent. Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense. She paused.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
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From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
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From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
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From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
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From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
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From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
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From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
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From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
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From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So you holler for 'Sim!
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From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
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From this reading So you holler for 'Sim!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
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From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
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From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
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From this reading She paused.
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From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
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From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
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From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
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From this reading So you holler for 'Sim!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you holler for 'Sim!
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From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
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From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
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From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
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From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
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From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
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From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
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From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
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From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
