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Chapter V
The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily. Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation. “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively. “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’. M’ time’s valu’ble.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.”
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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 Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation.
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From this reading Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
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From this reading Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation.
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From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
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From this reading “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.
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From this reading “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.
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From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
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From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
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From this reading “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.
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From this reading “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation.
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From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.
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From this reading “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.
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From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
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From this reading “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.
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From this reading “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.
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From this reading M’ time’s valu’ble.”
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From this reading Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation.
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From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
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From this reading Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation.
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From this reading Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation.
not any; not one
From this reading “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.
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From this reading “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.
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From this reading Mr. Bellows had been making a rapid mental calculation.
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From this reading “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.
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From this reading “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.
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From this reading “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
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From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
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From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
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From this reading M’ time’s valu’ble.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.
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From this reading M’ time’s valu’ble.”
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From this reading “W’y, I don’ know,” he said, scratching his head reflectively.
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From this reading “I don’t want to go int’ no fool job fer nothin’.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The blood hammered in her temples; her hands and feet were icy cold; but she eyed the man steadily.
