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Chapter V
"It came with our outfit," said Prime shortly. "We got it when we got the canoe." "And w'ere you got dat canoe?" The inquisition was growing rather embarrassing, but Prime answered as best he could. "We got the outfit up at the big lake where we started from.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The inquisition was growing rather embarrassing, but Prime answered as best he could.”
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
From this reading “The inquisition was growing rather embarrassing, but Prime answered as best he could.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The inquisition was growing rather embarrassing, but Prime answered as best he could.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The inquisition was growing rather embarrassing, but Prime answered as best he could.
in or near a particular place or position
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The inquisition was growing rather embarrassing, but Prime answered as best he could.
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
From this reading The inquisition was growing rather embarrassing, but Prime answered as best he could.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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belonging to the speaker and others
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From this reading "It came with our outfit," said Prime shortly.
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From this reading "It came with our outfit," said Prime shortly.
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From this reading The inquisition was growing rather embarrassing, but Prime answered as best he could.
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From this reading "It came with our outfit," said Prime shortly.
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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From this reading "We got the outfit up at the big lake where we started from.
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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The inquisition was growing rather embarrassing, but Prime answered as best he could.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We got it when we got the canoe."
at the time that
From this reading "We got it when we got the canoe."
in or at the place that
From this reading "We got the outfit up at the big lake where we started from.
in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
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