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Chapter VI
IN WHICH PHIL ASSISTS IN THE BUILDING OF A BLOCK HOUSE. Kit Cruncher was a prudent man, brave as he was. We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians. We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages. Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and 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 IN WHICH PHIL ASSISTS IN THE BUILDING OF A BLOCK HOUSE.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
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From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kit Cruncher was a prudent man, brave as he was.
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From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
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From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was a prudent man, brave as he was.
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From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
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From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was a prudent man, brave as he was.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
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From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
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From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
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From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
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From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kit Cruncher was a prudent man, brave as he was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASSISTS IN THE BUILDING OF A BLOCK HOUSE.
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From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
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From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was a prudent man, brave as he was.
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was a prudent man, brave as he was.
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From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
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From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
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From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASSISTS IN THE BUILDING OF A BLOCK HOUSE.
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From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASSISTS IN THE BUILDING OF A BLOCK HOUSE.
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From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
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From this reading Kit Cruncher was a prudent man, brave as he was.
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From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
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From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
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From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
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From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
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From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASSISTS IN THE BUILDING OF A BLOCK HOUSE.
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From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
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From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
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From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
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From this reading We dodged from tree to tree, always keeping our bodies sheltered from the bullets of the savages.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kit Cruncher was a prudent man, brave as he was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kit went along near the brook, and presently I saw him raise his rifle and fire.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We did not therefore march boldly through the forest, for there were only three of us against four times as many Indians.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASSISTS IN THE BUILDING OF A BLOCK HOUSE.
