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Chapter XXXI
THE SEARCH. All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation. Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of. Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak. How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.”
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From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
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From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
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From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
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From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
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From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
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From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
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From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
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From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
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From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
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From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
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From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
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From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
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From this reading THE SEARCH.
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From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
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From this reading All through the night Tim O'Rooney and Howard Lawrence sat in close consultation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How they longed for the morning, and how impatient they were to be on the hunt!
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From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hunger and sleep were alike unthought of.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Elwood Brandon was lost, and that was all of which they could think or speak.
