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Chapter XXXI
INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse. Manders, of the Mounted, welcomed them with the best he had. No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing. Manders was a dark-bearded man, big for the North-West Police. He had two hobbies.
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later than; following
From this reading “INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.”
during the time that
From this reading “No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.”
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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 INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
later than; following
From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading Manders, of the Mounted, welcomed them with the best he had.
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From this reading Manders was a dark-bearded man, big for the North-West Police.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading Manders was a dark-bearded man, big for the North-West Police.
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From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
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From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Manders, of the Mounted, welcomed them with the best he had.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Manders, of the Mounted, welcomed them with the best he had.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading He had two hobbies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
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From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
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From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manders was a dark-bearded man, big for the North-West Police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manders, of the Mounted, welcomed them with the best he had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading Manders, of the Mounted, welcomed them with the best he had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
not any; not one
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
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From this reading Manders was a dark-bearded man, big for the North-West Police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Manders, of the Mounted, welcomed them with the best he had.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manders was a dark-bearded man, big for the North-West Police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Manders, of the Mounted, welcomed them with the best he had.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE LONE LAND Into Northern Lights the pursuers drove after a four-day traverse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Manders was a dark-bearded man, big for the North-West Police.
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From this reading Manders, of the Mounted, welcomed them with the best he had.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
during the time that
From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Manders, of the Mounted, welcomed them with the best he had.
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From this reading No news had come to him from the outside for more than two months, and after his visitors were fed and warmed, they lounged in front of a roaring log fire while he flung questions at them of what the world and its neighbor were doing.
