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Chapter IV
* * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep. And the woman had plenty of space to slide down. She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on. And presently she caught a creature by the hair. And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And presently she caught a creature by the hair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'”
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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 And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
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From this reading And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
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From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
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From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
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From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
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From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
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From this reading And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
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From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
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From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
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From this reading And presently she caught a creature by the hair.
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From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
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From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
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From this reading And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
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From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
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From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
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From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
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From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
which person or people
From this reading And she said to the creature: 'Who art thou?'
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From this reading * * * * * The hole was very wide and red and deep.
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From this reading She slid; and the hole got wider and redder and deeper, but still she slid on.
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From this reading And the woman had plenty of space to slide down.
