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Chapter XXXIII
Oh, the sickening shock of it! Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain. He felt weak through and through. There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms. His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.”
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He felt weak through and through.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.”
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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 Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
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From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
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From this reading His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
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From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
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From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
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From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
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From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading He felt weak through and through.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
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From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, the sickening shock of it!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, the sickening shock of it!
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From this reading Oh, the sickening shock of it!
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From this reading His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
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From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading Oh, the sickening shock of it!
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From this reading Oh, the sickening shock of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
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From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, the sickening shock of it!
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From this reading There could be no doubt that a disaster had befallen his country's arms.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt weak through and through.
up to a particular time
From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rolf did not know till now how tired he was, how eager to deliver the heartening message, and to relax a little from the strain.
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From this reading He felt weak through and through.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His first care was to get out of sight with his sled and those precious despatches.
