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Chapter III
A CAVE AND A CAVE-IN. Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space. Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course. The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock. Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.”
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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 A CAVE AND A CAVE-IN.
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From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CAVE AND A CAVE-IN.
any thing at all
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
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From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
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From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
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From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
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From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
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From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
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From this reading A CAVE AND A CAVE-IN.
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From this reading A CAVE AND A CAVE-IN.
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From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
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From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
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From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
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From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
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From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
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From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
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From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
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From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
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From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
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From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
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From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
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From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
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From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
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From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
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From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
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From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
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From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
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From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
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From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
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From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
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From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
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From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
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From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
