Read the selected sentences and using context clues, infer what the word yoking means. "Two large hands snatched fistfuls of my shirt, yoking me by the neck."

I offer sincere thanks to these poets, playwrights, and novelists, who spin words into beauty:

John Allman, Dana Crum, Dave Johnson, Hettie Jones, and Abigail Wender. I also acknowledge a debt of gratitude to the wonderful students who graciously allowed me to print their

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