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Chapter XVIII
A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion. "M'sieu! m'sieu! It ees time to eat!" Stane rubbed his eyes and looked round. Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stane rubbed his eyes and looked round.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It ees time to eat!"”
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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 A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stane rubbed his eyes and looked round.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading It ees time to eat!"
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From this reading It ees time to eat!"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
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From this reading Stane rubbed his eyes and looked round.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ees time to eat!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stane rubbed his eyes and looked round.
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From this reading "M'sieu! m'sieu!
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From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
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From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
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From this reading Stane rubbed his eyes and looked round.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading Stane rubbed his eyes and looked round.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
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From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It ees time to eat!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It ees time to eat!"
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
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From this reading Then he stood upright and stretched himself, every stiff muscle crying out against the process.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
at the time that
From this reading A HOT TRAIL The cold Northland dawn had broken when Stane was roused from his sleep by the voice of his companion.
