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Chapter V
The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching. "I guessed it at four minutes," he said. "They're 'bout half-way through now. Still, I can't see nothing of the third one." "No," said Brooke.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They're 'bout half-way through now.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Still, I can't see nothing of the third one."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Still, I can't see nothing of the third one."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, I can't see nothing of the third one."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, I can't see nothing of the third one."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"They're 'bout half-way through now.”
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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 The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading "They're 'bout half-way through now.
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From this reading "No," said Brooke.
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From this reading Still, I can't see nothing of the third one."
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading "I guessed it at four minutes," he said.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading "I guessed it at four minutes," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They're 'bout half-way through now.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I guessed it at four minutes," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guessed it at four minutes," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I guessed it at four minutes," he said.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading "I guessed it at four minutes," he said.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Brooke.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Still, I can't see nothing of the third one."
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From this reading "They're 'bout half-way through now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Still, I can't see nothing of the third one."
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From this reading "I guessed it at four minutes," he said.
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From this reading Still, I can't see nothing of the third one."
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I can't see nothing of the third one."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading "They're 'bout half-way through now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I can't see nothing of the third one."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "They're 'bout half-way through now.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
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From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The latter glanced at the two trails of smoke, which a handful of men, snugly ensconced behind convenient trees, were also watching.
