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Chapter XXIX
THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start. The wind was blowing half a gale and the rain was falling. "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up. "Hello, are you up already?" "I am," answered Billy Dill.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hello, are you up already?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I am," answered Billy Dill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind was blowing half a gale and the rain was falling.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind was blowing half a gale and the rain was falling.”
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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 THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hello, are you up already?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am," answered Billy Dill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale and the rain was falling.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I am," answered Billy Dill.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Hello, are you up already?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
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From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
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From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale and the rain was falling.
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From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale and the rain was falling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale and the rain was falling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
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From this reading "Hello, are you up already?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am," answered Billy Dill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
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From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
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From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
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From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale and the rain was falling.
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From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
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From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a change since last night," he murmured to himself, as he sat up.
at the time that
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was blowing half a gale and the rain was falling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NATIVES When Dave awoke, it was with a start.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hello, are you up already?"
