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Chapter XXII
A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.” “Yes, Ben. It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.” “Provided any disturb us.” “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.””
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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 FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
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From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
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From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
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From this reading “Provided any disturb us.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
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From this reading “Yes, Ben.
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From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
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From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
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From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
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From this reading “Provided any disturb us.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
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From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
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From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
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From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
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From this reading “Provided any disturb us.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
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From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
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From this reading “There’s the risk, isn’t there?” demanded Bob.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Provided any disturb us.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
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From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won’t do to let the fire go down, with a lot of all kinds of wild and bloodthirsty animals hanging around.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED “We will have to get some more wood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Ben.
