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Chapter XI
Suddenly--was the glistening yellow mineral taking fire? It began to give off sulphurous fumes. And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke! The sulphurous odor grew stronger. Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It began to give off sulphurous fumes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly--was the glistening yellow mineral taking fire?”
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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 Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began to give off sulphurous fumes.
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
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From this reading Suddenly--was the glistening yellow mineral taking fire?
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From this reading It began to give off sulphurous fumes.
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From this reading Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
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From this reading It began to give off sulphurous fumes.
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From this reading Suddenly--was the glistening yellow mineral taking fire?
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
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From this reading The sulphurous odor grew stronger.
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It began to give off sulphurous fumes.
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From this reading Suddenly--was the glistening yellow mineral taking fire?
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
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From this reading The sulphurous odor grew stronger.
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From this reading It began to give off sulphurous fumes.
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From this reading Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
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From this reading Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
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From this reading Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
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From this reading The sulphurous odor grew stronger.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly--was the glistening yellow mineral taking fire?
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From this reading It began to give off sulphurous fumes.
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From this reading Suddenly--was the glistening yellow mineral taking fire?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly--was the glistening yellow mineral taking fire?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It began to give off sulphurous fumes.
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From this reading Even Towse stopped short, and gazed at the shovel with a reprehensive sniff.
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly--was the glistening yellow mineral taking fire?
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From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
in the company of; together with
From this reading And drifting away with them were all Birt's golden visions and Nate's ill-gotten wealth--ending in smoke!
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From this reading Suddenly--was the glistening yellow mineral taking fire?
