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ESCAPING TO THE RIVER. When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost. He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed. When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman. Boy and man held the pistols ready for use.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.”
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.”
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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 He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
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From this reading Boy and man held the pistols ready for use.
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From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
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From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
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From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
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From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
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From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
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From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
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From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
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From this reading ESCAPING TO THE RIVER.
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From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
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From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
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From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
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From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
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From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
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From this reading Boy and man held the pistols ready for use.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
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From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
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From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
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From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
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From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
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From this reading Boy and man held the pistols ready for use.
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From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
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From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
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From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
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From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
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From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
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From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
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From this reading Boy and man held the pistols ready for use.
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From this reading Boy and man held the pistols ready for use.
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From this reading ESCAPING TO THE RIVER.
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From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When first coming in he had loaded a pistol he carried,--his gun had been lost in the fight in the courtyard,--and he had done the same for the old frontiersman.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
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From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
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From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ESCAPING TO THE RIVER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ESCAPING TO THE RIVER.
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From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
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From this reading Boy and man held the pistols ready for use.
at the time that
From this reading When the soldiers entered the little room, Dan felt inclined to give himself and his companion up as lost.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He felt that the enemy would surely look into the niche, for the officer meant that not a hole or corner should be missed.
