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Chapter VI
“That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak. “One seldom finds them here. He was alone. Moose and men are like that sometimes. They prefer to live alone.
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later than; following
From this reading ““That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““One seldom finds them here.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““One seldom finds them here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Moose and men are like that sometimes.”
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later than; following
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Moose and men are like that sometimes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Moose and men are like that sometimes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
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From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
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From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
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From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
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From this reading “One seldom finds them here.
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From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
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From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One seldom finds them here.
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From this reading Moose and men are like that sometimes.
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From this reading They prefer to live alone.
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From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moose and men are like that sometimes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
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From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One seldom finds them here.
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From this reading They prefer to live alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One seldom finds them here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moose and men are like that sometimes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “One seldom finds them here.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They prefer to live alone.
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From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That moose was very far north,” said Gordon Duncan, as they sat dreaming by the fire after their first meal of moose steak.
