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Chapter VII
The Corporal was up and away before dawn. Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin. In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept. Before the fire sat Faye Duncan. She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The Corporal was up and away before dawn.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.”
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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 In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
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From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
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From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
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From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
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From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
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From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
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From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
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From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
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From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
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From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
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From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
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From this reading Before the fire sat Faye Duncan.
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From this reading Before the fire sat Faye Duncan.
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From this reading She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
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From this reading She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
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From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
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From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
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From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
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From this reading Before the fire sat Faye Duncan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
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From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
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From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his sleeping bag on a rude bunk in the corner Gordon Duncan still slept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
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From this reading She had thrown fresh fuel on the fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
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From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Corporal was up and away before dawn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having assisted him with his dogs, Johnny returned to the cabin.
