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Chapter IV
"Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat." "Plain Smoke--cut out the Mister," Kit suggested. Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man. Shorty looked significantly at his companion. "Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shorty looked significantly at his companion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."”
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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 Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shorty looked significantly at his companion.
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From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
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From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
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From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
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From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
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From this reading Shorty looked significantly at his companion.
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From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
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From this reading "Plain Smoke--cut out the Mister," Kit suggested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
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From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.
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From this reading "Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shorty looked significantly at his companion.
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From this reading "Plain Smoke--cut out the Mister," Kit suggested.
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From this reading "Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.
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From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shorty looked significantly at his companion.
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From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Plain Smoke--cut out the Mister," Kit suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.
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From this reading "Plain Smoke--cut out the Mister," Kit suggested.
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From this reading "Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.
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From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
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From this reading "Plain Smoke--cut out the Mister," Kit suggested.
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From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
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From this reading Shorty looked significantly at his companion.
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From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
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From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
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From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
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From this reading "Plain Smoke--cut out the Mister," Kit suggested.
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From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
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From this reading "Over a ton and a half of outfit, and they won't lend a hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Shorty, you and Mr Smoke had better begin loading the boat."
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From this reading Sprague nodded curtly and strolled away among the tents, to be followed by Doctor Stine, a slender, pallid young man.
