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Chapter VII
FEAST AND FUN. IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments. Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief. "How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise. If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FEAST AND FUN.
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From this reading "How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.
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From this reading Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief.
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From this reading Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief.
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From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
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From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
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From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
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From this reading FEAST AND FUN.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
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From this reading FEAST AND FUN.
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From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
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From this reading Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.
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From this reading Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief.
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From this reading "How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise.
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From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief.
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From this reading "How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise.
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From this reading "How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise.
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From this reading "How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
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From this reading Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief.
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From this reading If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
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From this reading If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How could the feast be prepared so quickly?" we ask in surprise.
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From this reading IT did not take long for the hunters to exchange their wet clothing for dry garments.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief.
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From this reading Then with their wives and children they gathered in the home of their chief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we could have been there we should not have wondered very long.
