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Chapter XIV
ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice. "You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling. "No; merely bruised, and shaken up--the horse did that." "Oh; was it you who had that struggle with the horse? I--I thought he would surely kill the man."
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I--I thought he would surely kill the man."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.”
in the direction of
From this reading “ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I--I thought he would surely kill the man."”
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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 ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No; merely bruised, and shaken up--the horse did that."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling.
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From this reading "No; merely bruised, and shaken up--the horse did that."
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From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "No; merely bruised, and shaken up--the horse did that."
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From this reading "You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh; was it you who had that struggle with the horse?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I--I thought he would surely kill the man."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling.
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From this reading "No; merely bruised, and shaken up--the horse did that."
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From this reading "You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I--I thought he would surely kill the man."
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From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh; was it you who had that struggle with the horse?
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From this reading I--I thought he would surely kill the man."
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From this reading "You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling.
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From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
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From this reading I--I thought he would surely kill the man."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
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From this reading "No; merely bruised, and shaken up--the horse did that."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
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From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; merely bruised, and shaken up--the horse did that."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh; was it you who had that struggle with the horse?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; merely bruised, and shaken up--the horse did that."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh; was it you who had that struggle with the horse?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I thought he would surely kill the man."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; merely bruised, and shaken up--the horse did that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I--I thought he would surely kill the man."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
in the direction of
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; merely bruised, and shaken up--the horse did that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACROSS THE RIVER She came toward me swiftly, slipping through the night like a shadow, instantly recognizing my voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh; was it you who had that struggle with the horse?
which person or people
From this reading "Oh; was it you who had that struggle with the horse?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh; was it you who had that struggle with the horse?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I--I thought he would surely kill the man."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--you are not hurt, Lieutenant Galesworth?" she asked, her voice trembling.
