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DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on. "I don't know how long we'll stay. It all depends on circumstances. If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed. "But I guess it's an all-night job.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know how long we'll stay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know how long we'll stay.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed.”
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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 DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading It all depends on circumstances.
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From this reading "But I guess it's an all-night job.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "But I guess it's an all-night job.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I guess it's an all-night job.
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From this reading It all depends on circumstances.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading It all depends on circumstances.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed.
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From this reading "I don't know how long we'll stay.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading "But I guess it's an all-night job.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading "I don't know how long we'll stay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know how long we'll stay.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It all depends on circumstances.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading "But I guess it's an all-night job.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know how long we'll stay.
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From this reading If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know how long we'll stay.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
above and across; more than
From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading "I don't know how long we'll stay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
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From this reading DOWN IN A GOLD MINE "It's going to take over two hours to get out there," said Dick, as he and his companions tramped on.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed.
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From this reading "I don't know how long we'll stay.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If they discover us we'll not stay as long as we otherwise would," and he laughed.
