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Chapter VII
Hurry, was the word! We wasted no time. Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself. We bought a wagon and two miserable old horses. We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.”
unpleasantly cold
From this reading “We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We wasted no time.”
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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 Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading We bought a wagon and two miserable old horses.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
unpleasantly cold
From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading We bought a wagon and two miserable old horses.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading Hurry, was the word!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading We bought a wagon and two miserable old horses.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
not any; not one
From this reading We wasted no time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading We bought a wagon and two miserable old horses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hurry, was the word!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We wasted no time.
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From this reading We put eighteen hundred pounds of provisions and mining tools in the wagon and drove out of Carson on a chilly December afternoon.
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From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading We bought a wagon and two miserable old horses.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hurry, was the word!
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From this reading We wasted no time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wasted no time.
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From this reading Hurry, was the word!
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From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
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From this reading Our party consisted of four persons--a blacksmith sixty years of age, two young lawyers, and myself.
