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Chapter XV
Lop-Ear got married. It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected. He gave me no warning. The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave. I squeezed into the entrance and there I stopped.
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later than; following
From this reading “It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I squeezed into the entrance and there I stopped.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.”
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From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
later than; following
From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
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From this reading The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.
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From this reading The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.
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From this reading The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.
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From this reading I squeezed into the entrance and there I stopped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.
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From this reading He gave me no warning.
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From this reading Lop-Ear got married.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave me no warning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I squeezed into the entrance and there I stopped.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
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From this reading The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.
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From this reading Lop-Ear got married.
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From this reading Lop-Ear got married.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gave me no warning.
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From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
not any; not one
From this reading He gave me no warning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
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From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
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From this reading I squeezed into the entrance and there I stopped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I squeezed into the entrance and there I stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
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From this reading I squeezed into the entrance and there I stopped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.
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From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
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From this reading He gave me no warning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
at the time that
From this reading The first I knew was one twilight when I climbed the cliff to our cave.
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From this reading It was the second winter after our adventure-journey, and it was most unexpected.
