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Chapter V
JACK OGDEN'S RIDE. Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing. "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain. There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough. It rattles on the roof like buckshot!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.”
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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 Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading It rattles on the roof like buckshot!"
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From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.
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From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
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From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
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From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
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From this reading There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.
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From this reading There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.
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From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.
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From this reading JACK OGDEN'S RIDE.
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From this reading There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.
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From this reading It rattles on the roof like buckshot!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.
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From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
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From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
not any; not one
From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading JACK OGDEN'S RIDE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
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From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.
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From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
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From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading It rattles on the roof like buckshot!"
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From this reading JACK OGDEN'S RIDE.
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From this reading There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.
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From this reading It rattles on the roof like buckshot!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
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From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
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From this reading There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
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From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, now," he said; "if there's going to be a big flood in the creek I'm going down to see it, rain or no rain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There's no telling how high it'll rise if this pour keeps on long enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
at the time that
From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Jack needed only a few minutes to put on the suit he had worn when fishing.
