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Chapter VI
The Three looked at one another and smiled together. “One of these days I will show you,” said Leon. “They have certainly tamed their snake! He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him. Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Three looked at one another and smiled together.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““They have certainly tamed their snake!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Three looked at one another and smiled together.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The Three looked at one another and smiled together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““One of these days I will show you,” said Leon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.”
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From this reading Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Three looked at one another and smiled together.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Three looked at one another and smiled together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Three looked at one another and smiled together.
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From this reading Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
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From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
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From this reading “They have certainly tamed their snake!
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From this reading “One of these days I will show you,” said Leon.
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From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
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From this reading Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.
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From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have certainly tamed their snake!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
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From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “One of these days I will show you,” said Leon.
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From this reading “One of these days I will show you,” said Leon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Three looked at one another and smiled together.
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From this reading Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.
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From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “One of these days I will show you,” said Leon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Three looked at one another and smiled together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.
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From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One of these days I will show you,” said Leon.
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From this reading “One of these days I will show you,” said Leon.
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From this reading The Three looked at one another and smiled together.
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From this reading “They have certainly tamed their snake!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
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From this reading “They have certainly tamed their snake!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He can move so quickly that the human eye cannot follow him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Three looked at one another and smiled together.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They have certainly tamed their snake!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “One of these days I will show you,” said Leon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have certainly tamed their snake!
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From this reading The Three looked at one another and smiled together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.
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From this reading The Three looked at one another and smiled together.
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From this reading Always he bites on the most vital part, and at the most favourable time.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “One of these days I will show you,” said Leon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “One of these days I will show you,” said Leon.
