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Chapter VII
THE RESCUE "Whoa there, old boy! Steady!" Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still. "I see where you are!" Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.”
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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 Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.
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From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
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From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I see where you are!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
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From this reading THE RESCUE "Whoa there, old boy!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
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From this reading Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.
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From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
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From this reading Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.
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From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
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From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
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From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see where you are!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
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From this reading Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
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From this reading THE RESCUE "Whoa there, old boy!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.
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From this reading THE RESCUE "Whoa there, old boy!
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From this reading "I see where you are!"
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From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
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From this reading Steady!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE "Whoa there, old boy!
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From this reading THE RESCUE "Whoa there, old boy!
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From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dave spoke to his horse, and the animal, that had been frightened by the sudden throwing into the air of the handkerchief, stood still.
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From this reading Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.
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From this reading Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.
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From this reading Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.
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From this reading Dave called to the unknown and unseen one--a man, evidently, by the tones of his voice.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I see where you are!"
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From this reading THE RESCUE "Whoa there, old boy!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I see where you are!"
