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Chapter XVI
THE DIGGINGS The following days were replicas of the first. We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle. But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily. By the end of the week it contained over a pound! But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DIGGINGS The following days were replicas of the first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “By the end of the week it contained over a pound!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.”
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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 By the end of the week it contained over a pound!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the end of the week it contained over a pound!
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From this reading By the end of the week it contained over a pound!
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From this reading THE DIGGINGS The following days were replicas of the first.
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From this reading THE DIGGINGS The following days were replicas of the first.
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From this reading By the end of the week it contained over a pound!
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From this reading But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DIGGINGS The following days were replicas of the first.
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From this reading THE DIGGINGS The following days were replicas of the first.
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From this reading But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.
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From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
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From this reading But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the end of the week it contained over a pound!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.
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From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
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From this reading But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DIGGINGS The following days were replicas of the first.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
above and across; more than
From this reading By the end of the week it contained over a pound!
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From this reading By the end of the week it contained over a pound!
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From this reading THE DIGGINGS The following days were replicas of the first.
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From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
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From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
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From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIGGINGS The following days were replicas of the first.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the long hours, the excitement, and the inadequate food told on our nerves.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the buckskin sack of gold was swelling and rounding out most satisfactorily.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading By the end of the week it contained over a pound!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE DIGGINGS The following days were replicas of the first.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
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From this reading We ate hurriedly at odd times; we worked feverishly; we sank into our tumbled blankets at night too tired to wiggle.
