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Chapter XIII
Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave. It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions. How much more awe inspiring to be entering it alone! He wondered about those companions of that other adventure. Who was this son of a rich man?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He wondered about those companions of that other adventure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How much more awe inspiring to be entering it alone!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He wondered about those companions of that other adventure.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wondered about those companions of that other adventure.”
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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 Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He wondered about those companions of that other adventure.
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From this reading He wondered about those companions of that other adventure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How much more awe inspiring to be entering it alone!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading How much more awe inspiring to be entering it alone!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How much more awe inspiring to be entering it alone!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
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From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
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From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
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From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered about those companions of that other adventure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading How much more awe inspiring to be entering it alone!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading How much more awe inspiring to be entering it alone!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading Who was this son of a rich man?
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From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading How much more awe inspiring to be entering it alone!
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From this reading How much more awe inspiring to be entering it alone!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
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From this reading He wondered about those companions of that other adventure.
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From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading Who was this son of a rich man?
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From this reading Who was this son of a rich man?
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From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
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From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
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From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He wondered about those companions of that other adventure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How much more awe inspiring to be entering it alone!
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From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who was this son of a rich man?
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From this reading Pant’s knees trembled a little as his feet splashed in that bubbling stream that coursed its way through the dreadful Maya cave.
which person or people
From this reading Who was this son of a rich man?
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been strange, the entering of this supposedly haunted cave, with companions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered about those companions of that other adventure.
