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Chapter V
Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel! This way!" She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her. We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together. Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
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later than; following
From this reading “She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.”
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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 We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
later than; following
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
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From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
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From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
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From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
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From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
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From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
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From this reading Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
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From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
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From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!
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From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
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From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
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From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
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From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!
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From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
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From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This way!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
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From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glora shouted, "Into the tunnel!
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From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Momentarily the giant was out of sight, but we could hear his heavy tread and panting breath.
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From this reading This way!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We ran through a narrow passage between two fifty-foot boulders which lay close together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
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From this reading She held her wits and darted to one side, with Alan and me after her.
