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Chapter IV
ON THE WATCH. For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass. Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself. "The jig is up now. I've got to go back to camp presently.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've got to go back to camp presently.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
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From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
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From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The jig is up now.
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From this reading "The jig is up now.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
touching and supported by a surface
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above and across; more than
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
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From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WATCH.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
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From this reading "The jig is up now.
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From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
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From this reading ON THE WATCH.
