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Chapter XXVI
"IS A' WELL WI' YOU, LASS?" Jessie's shoes crunched on the snow-crust. She traveled fast. In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him. West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"IS A' WELL WI' YOU, LASS?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.”
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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 "IS A' WELL WI' YOU, LASS?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
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From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
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From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
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From this reading Jessie's shoes crunched on the snow-crust.
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From this reading She traveled fast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
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From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IS A' WELL WI' YOU, LASS?"
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From this reading Jessie's shoes crunched on the snow-crust.
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From this reading "IS A' WELL WI' YOU, LASS?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jessie's shoes crunched on the snow-crust.
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From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She traveled fast.
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From this reading Jessie's shoes crunched on the snow-crust.
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From this reading Jessie's shoes crunched on the snow-crust.
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From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
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From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jessie's shoes crunched on the snow-crust.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
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From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
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From this reading She traveled fast.
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From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
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From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of Onistah's assurance her heart was troubled for him.
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From this reading "IS A' WELL WI' YOU, LASS?"
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From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
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From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
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From this reading "IS A' WELL WI' YOU, LASS?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading West and Whaley would study the tracks and come to at least an approximation of the truth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "IS A' WELL WI' YOU, LASS?"
