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Chapter IV
LOST IN THE FOREST. "I must get away from them!" This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain. He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him. Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I must get away from them!"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
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From this reading "I must get away from them!"
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From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
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From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
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From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
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From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
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From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
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From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
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From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
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From this reading LOST IN THE FOREST.
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From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I must get away from them!"
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From this reading "I must get away from them!"
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From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
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From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must get away from them!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOST IN THE FOREST.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
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From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
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From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
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From this reading LOST IN THE FOREST.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must get away from them!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
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From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST IN THE FOREST.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I must get away from them!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
