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Chapter VII
HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry. He didn't stop to blame me. "Have you looked for sign?" "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there. And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you looked for sign?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Have you looked for sign?"”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."”
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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 HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."
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From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading He didn't stop to blame me.
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From this reading "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."
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From this reading "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.
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From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading He didn't stop to blame me.
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From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."
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From this reading "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Have you looked for sign?"
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From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you looked for sign?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.
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From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you looked for sign?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He didn't stop to blame me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."
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From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.
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From this reading And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."
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From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading "Have you looked for sign?"
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From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading He didn't stop to blame me.
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From this reading "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY "Oh, the dickens!" stammered General Ashley; and out he rolled, in a hurry.
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From this reading "The burros might have strayed, but the flags couldn't and only the hole is there.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He didn't stop to blame me.
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From this reading And those two fellows of the other camp are gone, already."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you looked for sign?"
