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Chapter XIX
THE CAVE IN THE RAVINE. When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him. The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night. For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened. Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.”
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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 sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
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From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
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From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
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From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
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From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE RAVINE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
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From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
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From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
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From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
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From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
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From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE RAVINE.
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From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
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From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
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From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
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From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
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From this reading THE CAVE IN THE RAVINE.
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From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
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From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
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From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
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From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
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From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
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From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
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From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
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From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE RAVINE.
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From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
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From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
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From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
at the time that
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
in or at the place that
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
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From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
