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Chapter I
Dead Man's Land, by George Manville Fenn. ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor. They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa. Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so. There is one particularly awkward moment when one of the boys is pounced on by a lion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dead Man's Land, by George Manville Fenn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.”
during the time that
From this reading “They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.”
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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 heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
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From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
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From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
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From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
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From this reading There is one particularly awkward moment when one of the boys is pounced on by a lion.
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From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dead Man's Land, by George Manville Fenn.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dead Man's Land, by George Manville Fenn.
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From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
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From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
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From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
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From this reading Dead Man's Land, by George Manville Fenn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
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From this reading Dead Man's Land, by George Manville Fenn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is one particularly awkward moment when one of the boys is pounced on by a lion.
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From this reading Dead Man's Land, by George Manville Fenn.
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From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is one particularly awkward moment when one of the boys is pounced on by a lion.
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From this reading Dead Man's Land, by George Manville Fenn.
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From this reading Dead Man's Land, by George Manville Fenn.
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From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
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From this reading There is one particularly awkward moment when one of the boys is pounced on by a lion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
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From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is one particularly awkward moment when one of the boys is pounced on by a lion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
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From this reading There is one particularly awkward moment when one of the boys is pounced on by a lion.
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From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
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From this reading There is one particularly awkward moment when one of the boys is pounced on by a lion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
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From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
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From this reading Here all sorts of adventures befall them, some pleasurable, but many of them not so.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
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From this reading There is one particularly awkward moment when one of the boys is pounced on by a lion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes consist of two teenaged boys, cousins, the father of one of them, and a family tutor.
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From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
at the time that
From this reading There is one particularly awkward moment when one of the boys is pounced on by a lion.
during the time that
From this reading They decide to leave dear old England for a while, and pay a visit to Africa.
