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Chapter V
TREACHERY "Don't fall now, Crow! Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed. "Don't step in any holes and throw me. For if you do, it's all up with both of us!" Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't step in any holes and throw me.”
betrayal of trust
From this reading “TREACHERY "Don't fall now, Crow!”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.”
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From this reading For if you do, it's all up with both of us!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't step in any holes and throw me.
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From this reading "Don't step in any holes and throw me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
the two together, not just one
From this reading For if you do, it's all up with both of us!"
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From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
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From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
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From this reading TREACHERY "Don't fall now, Crow!
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From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
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From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
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From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For if you do, it's all up with both of us!"
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From this reading TREACHERY "Don't fall now, Crow!
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From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
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From this reading TREACHERY "Don't fall now, Crow!
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From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For if you do, it's all up with both of us!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
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From this reading "Don't step in any holes and throw me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For if you do, it's all up with both of us!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't step in any holes and throw me.
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From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
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From this reading For if you do, it's all up with both of us!"
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From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
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From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't step in any holes and throw me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
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From this reading TREACHERY "Don't fall now, Crow!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
above and across; more than
From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
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From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
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From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't step in any holes and throw me.
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From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
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From this reading "Don't step in any holes and throw me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
betrayal of trust
From this reading TREACHERY "Don't fall now, Crow!
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From this reading For if you do, it's all up with both of us!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For if you do, it's all up with both of us!"
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From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For if you do, it's all up with both of us!"
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, knowing that danger as he did, Dave never for an instant faltered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you dare to stumble!" breathed Dave, leaning over to speak into the very ear of his coal-black steed.
