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Chapter VII
A QUESTION OF A SCOUT'S DUTY. "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit. "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head. Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there. We can rescue him, all right, if we're smart."
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “A QUESTION OF A SCOUT'S DUTY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A QUESTION OF A SCOUT'S DUTY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.”
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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 QUESTION OF A SCOUT'S DUTY.
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From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.
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From this reading Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
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From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
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From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can rescue him, all right, if we're smart."
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From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading A QUESTION OF A SCOUT'S DUTY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
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From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
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From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
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From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
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From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We can rescue him, all right, if we're smart."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
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From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We can rescue him, all right, if we're smart."
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From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A QUESTION OF A SCOUT'S DUTY.
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From this reading Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A QUESTION OF A SCOUT'S DUTY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can rescue him, all right, if we're smart."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUESTION OF A SCOUT'S DUTY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can rescue him, all right, if we're smart."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
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From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
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From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
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From this reading "Toby's hung there so long that all the blood's just going to his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HE'S right," said Elmer, energetically, as he prepared to climb the particular tree that bore such strange fruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come along, Lil Artha; drop that pack and follow me up there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can rescue him, all right, if we're smart."
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From this reading We can rescue him, all right, if we're smart."
