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Chapter II
THE SHIMBA HILLS. IX. A TROPICAL JUNGLE. Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa. We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
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later than; following
From this reading “Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.”
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TROPICAL JUNGLE.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
later than; following
From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
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From this reading THE SHIMBA HILLS.
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From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
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From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
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From this reading IX.
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From this reading A TROPICAL JUNGLE.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
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From this reading THE SHIMBA HILLS.
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From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
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From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHIMBA HILLS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many months later, and after adventures elsewhere described,[3] besides others not relevant for the moment, F., an Englishman, and I returned to Mombasa.
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From this reading A TROPICAL JUNGLE.
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From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
in or at the place that
From this reading We came from some hundred odd miles in the interior where we had been exploring the sources and the course of the Tsavo River.
