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Chapter XXIV
HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes. Ben approached him and pointed to the island. “I want to go there,” he said. The guide professed great concern and terror. He was genuinely frightened.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The guide professed great concern and terror.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ben approached him and pointed to the island.
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From this reading Ben approached him and pointed to the island.
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading The guide professed great concern and terror.
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From this reading He was genuinely frightened.
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading He was genuinely frightened.
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From this reading “I want to go there,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The guide professed great concern and terror.
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From this reading The guide professed great concern and terror.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I want to go there,” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ben approached him and pointed to the island.
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to go there,” he said.
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading Ben approached him and pointed to the island.
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading Ben approached him and pointed to the island.
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From this reading The guide professed great concern and terror.
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading “I want to go there,” he said.
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From this reading The guide professed great concern and terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading “I want to go there,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Ben beckoned to the Indian, but the latter refused to come beyond the protecting fringe of bushes.
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From this reading “I want to go there,” he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was genuinely frightened.
