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Chapter XVI
SHASTA, THE PAH UTAH. All three paused and listened. For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him. "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river. "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
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extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.”
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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 For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
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From this reading All three paused and listened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All three paused and listened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
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From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
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From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
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From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
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From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
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From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
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From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
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From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
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From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All three paused and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
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From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHASTA, THE PAH UTAH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All three paused and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHASTA, THE PAH UTAH.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHASTA, THE PAH UTAH.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All three paused and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
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From this reading SHASTA, THE PAH UTAH.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a moment all was still; and then the suppressed groan of distress was heard, as though the sufferer were seeking to keep back the outcry that was forced from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There it is!" whispered Howard, pointing to a clump of bushes near the edge of the river.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It strikes me we had better leave!" replied Elwood, looking forward to the canoe as if fearful that that would be taken from them and all escape be thus cut off.
