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Chapter XI
The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle. “Which way now?” he demanded. “I don't know.” “Don't know,” he screamed. “Didn't you just come along here?
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““Didn't you just come along here?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Didn't you just come along here?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Didn't you just come along here?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don't know.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.”
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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 convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Didn't you just come along here?
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From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
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From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn't you just come along here?
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From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
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From this reading “Which way now?” he demanded.
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From this reading “Didn't you just come along here?
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From this reading “I don't know.”
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From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn't you just come along here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't know.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
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From this reading “Didn't you just come along here?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know.”
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From this reading “Which way now?” he demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
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From this reading “Don't know,” he screamed.
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From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
up to a particular time
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
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From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
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From this reading “Which way now?” he demanded.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The convict shambled forward through the tunnel till he came to a drift which ran into it at a right angle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Didn't you just come along here?
