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Chapter V
As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where? Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going? All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_! Groves of timber were on all sides of him. They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!”
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From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
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From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
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From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
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From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
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From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
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From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
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From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
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From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
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From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
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From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
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From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
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From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
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From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
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From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
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From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
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From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
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From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
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From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
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From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
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From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
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From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
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From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
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From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
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From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All at once the thought came into his mind that _he was lost_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Groves of timber were on all sides of him.
in or at the place that
From this reading As soon as the hunter had made all fast, he leaped back into his saddle, and commenced riding--Where?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ay, that was the question which he asked himself before his horse had advanced three lengths of his body--where was he going?
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From this reading They were like each other; or, if they differed, he had not in his wild gallop noted that difference, and it could not serve to direct him now.
