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Chapter VI
IN MASAILAND. XXXIII. OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT. Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line. Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading “Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.”
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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 Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN MASAILAND.
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From this reading OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading IN MASAILAND.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE LIKIPIA ESCARPMENT.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading Billy and I saw to the loading of our equipment on the train, and at two o'clock, in solitary state, set forth.
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From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Owing to an outbreak of bubonic plague, and consequent quarantine, we had recruited our men outside Nairobi, and had sent them, in charge of C., to a little station up the line.
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From this reading XXXIII.
