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Chapter VII
"Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out. Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond. At all events let's go and see the falls." We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep. The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.”
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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 "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
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From this reading At all events let's go and see the falls."
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From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all events let's go and see the falls."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.
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From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
one or the other of two
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At all events let's go and see the falls."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At all events let's go and see the falls."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At all events let's go and see the falls."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Perhaps we may hit upon a pass to the open country beyond.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
which person or people
From this reading We took our guns, leaving all heavy things with the blacks, who were settling themselves for a sleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come with us, then, and let's see if we can find a fresh way out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun's heat almost made me giddy for the first hundred yards, and either my eyes deceived me or Jack Penny's long body wavered and shook.
