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Chapter II
He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened. Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed. "Who'd of thought he could act like that!" remarked Joe. "My gosh, Jessie!" They went and looked at the hole where the stump had stood.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went and looked at the hole where the stump had stood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went and looked at the hole where the stump had stood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Who'd of thought he could act like that!" remarked Joe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went and looked at the hole where the stump had stood.”
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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 Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
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From this reading "Who'd of thought he could act like that!" remarked Joe.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
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From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
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From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
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From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
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From this reading He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.
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From this reading "My gosh, Jessie!"
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From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
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From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.
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From this reading They went and looked at the hole where the stump had stood.
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From this reading "My gosh, Jessie!"
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From this reading "Who'd of thought he could act like that!" remarked Joe.
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From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.
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From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who'd of thought he could act like that!" remarked Joe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went and looked at the hole where the stump had stood.
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From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My gosh, Jessie!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Who'd of thought he could act like that!" remarked Joe.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
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From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who'd of thought he could act like that!" remarked Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went and looked at the hole where the stump had stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They went and looked at the hole where the stump had stood.
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From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Who'd of thought he could act like that!" remarked Joe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Who'd of thought he could act like that!" remarked Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He left the three behind him, bewildered and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had lightning split a thick tree beside them, or an unexpected landslide thundered past and swept the ground away at their feet, they could have been hardly more disturbed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went and looked at the hole where the stump had stood.
in or at the place that
From this reading They went and looked at the hole where the stump had stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who'd of thought he could act like that!" remarked Joe.
