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Chapter V
THE CALIFORNIA COAST. They were safe at last! The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth. Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party. "Isn't this grand!" exclaimed Elwood.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were safe at last!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.”
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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 four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
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From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were safe at last!
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From this reading THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
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From this reading THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
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From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
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From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
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From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
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From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
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From this reading "Isn't this grand!" exclaimed Elwood.
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From this reading "Isn't this grand!" exclaimed Elwood.
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From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
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From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
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From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
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From this reading "Isn't this grand!" exclaimed Elwood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
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From this reading "Isn't this grand!" exclaimed Elwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were safe at last!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
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From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
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From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were safe at last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were safe at last!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Isn't this grand!" exclaimed Elwood.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
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From this reading The four dropped their feet and found them resting upon smooth packed sand, and wading a few rods they all stood upon dry earth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were safe at last!
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From this reading Terror, as he shook his shaggy coat and rubbed his nose against his young masters seemed not the least joyful of the party.
