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Chapter III
A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice. Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action. The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs. But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly. "Keep over!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Keep over!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.”
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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 A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
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From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
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From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
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From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
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From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
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From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
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From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
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From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
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From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
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From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
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From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
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From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
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From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
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From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
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From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
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From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
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From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
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From this reading "Keep over!
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From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
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From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Keep over!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
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From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
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From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the hill was a steep one and the big touring car, well laden, continued to move downward, although but slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foot-brake was already down, and from the rear wheels came a shrill squeaking, as the bands gripped the hubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TALK OF THE FUTURE The girls screamed and the boys uttered various cries and words of advice.
