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Chapter VI
But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter. The hardy broncos of the hunters were as untiring as their masters. Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky. If they were dead beat, what did it matter? The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If they were dead beat, what did it matter?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.”
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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 Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
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From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hardy broncos of the hunters were as untiring as their masters.
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From this reading The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.
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From this reading If they were dead beat, what did it matter?
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From this reading The hardy broncos of the hunters were as untiring as their masters.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If they were dead beat, what did it matter?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If they were dead beat, what did it matter?
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From this reading The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.
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From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
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From this reading The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
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From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
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From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
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From this reading The hardy broncos of the hunters were as untiring as their masters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.
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From this reading The hardy broncos of the hunters were as untiring as their masters.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they were dead beat, what did it matter?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If they were dead beat, what did it matter?
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From this reading The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.
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From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
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From this reading The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.
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From this reading The hardy broncos of the hunters were as untiring as their masters.
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From this reading If they were dead beat, what did it matter?
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From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hardy broncos of the hunters were as untiring as their masters.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
above and across; more than
From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
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From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
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From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
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From this reading The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.
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From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hardy broncos of the hunters were as untiring as their masters.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they were dead beat, what did it matter?
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From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dog was lashed along, and Wilfred was teased, to keep him from falling asleep.
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From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
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From this reading The hardy broncos of the hunters were as untiring as their masters.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
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From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hardy broncos of the hunters were as untiring as their masters.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If they were dead beat, what did it matter?
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From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ten, twenty, thirty miles were got over without a sign of weariness from any one but Wilfred and Kusky.
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From this reading But the work was harder than he expected, although the time was shorter.
