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Chapter XXIX
UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others. Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun. The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located. In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased. But soon it began again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But soon it began again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But soon it began again.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But soon it began again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.”
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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 fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But soon it began again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
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From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But soon it began again.
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From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
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From this reading In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.
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From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
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From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
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From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
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From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
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From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
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From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But soon it began again.
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From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
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From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
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From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
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From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
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From this reading In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.
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From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
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From this reading But soon it began again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
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From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
in or at the place that
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
