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A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers. Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields. Across these he sped like a deer. He had almost given out. What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Across these he sped like a deer.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.”
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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 A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading He had almost given out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
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From this reading Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.
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From this reading What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
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From this reading Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.
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From this reading Across these he sped like a deer.
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From this reading Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.
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From this reading What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
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From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading He had almost given out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had almost given out.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
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From this reading Across these he sped like a deer.
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From this reading Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.
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From this reading He had almost given out.
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From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
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From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading Across these he sped like a deer.
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From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Across these he sped like a deer.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.
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From this reading What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
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From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
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From this reading Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if they should have caught his father, and he should be too late!
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From this reading Breathless, he climbed the hill, made his way through the woods, and emerged into the open fields.
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From this reading A few hundred yards up, he plunged into the stream, and wading across, was soon safe from his pursuers.
