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Chapter XXIX
THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death. There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end. But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend. His appetite increased. The fever in him abated.
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later than; following
From this reading “But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.”
a desire for food
From this reading “His appetite increased.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.”
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From this reading The fever in him abated.
later than; following
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
a desire for food
From this reading His appetite increased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
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From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
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From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
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From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
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From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
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From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
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From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
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From this reading The fever in him abated.
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From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
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From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His appetite increased.
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From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
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From this reading His appetite increased.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
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From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
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From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
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From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
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From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
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From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But after the fifth day he began definitely to mend.
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From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
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From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
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From this reading THE LONG TRAIL For four days Whaley lay between life and death.
at the time that
From this reading There were hours when the vital current in him ebbed so low that McRae thought it was the beginning of the end.
