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Chapter XVI
The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again. After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters. The three white men talked together low-voiced. It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them. Joe Mixer clapped his thigh and cried softly:
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later than; following
From this reading “After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joe Mixer clapped his thigh and cried softly:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.”
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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 After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
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From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
later than; following
From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.
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From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe Mixer clapped his thigh and cried softly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
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From this reading Joe Mixer clapped his thigh and cried softly:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe Mixer clapped his thigh and cried softly:
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From this reading The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.
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From this reading The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
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From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
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From this reading Joe Mixer clapped his thigh and cried softly:
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From this reading The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.
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From this reading The three white men talked together low-voiced.
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From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
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From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
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From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
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From this reading The three white men talked together low-voiced.
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From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
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From this reading Joe Mixer clapped his thigh and cried softly:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
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From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
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From this reading The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.
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From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
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From this reading Joe Mixer clapped his thigh and cried softly:
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From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
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From this reading The three white men talked together low-voiced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
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From this reading Joe Mixer clapped his thigh and cried softly:
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From this reading The three white men talked together low-voiced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The half-breed had already laid himself down to sleep again.
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From this reading The three white men talked together low-voiced.
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From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
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From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if the very magnitude of their good fortune had sobered them.
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From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the manner of his race, he held himself aloof, affecting a stolid unconcern with white men's matters.
