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Chapter XXIV
TOBY AGAIN TO THE RESCUE. Meanwhile Joe was struggling in a snowdrift. Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist. Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad. Life was fresh and full within him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TOBY AGAIN TO THE RESCUE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile Joe was struggling in a snowdrift.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Life was fresh and full within him.”
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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 Meanwhile Joe was struggling in a snowdrift.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOBY AGAIN TO THE RESCUE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
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From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
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From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
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From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
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From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
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From this reading Life was fresh and full within him.
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From this reading Life was fresh and full within him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
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From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Life was fresh and full within him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile Joe was struggling in a snowdrift.
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From this reading Meanwhile Joe was struggling in a snowdrift.
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From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
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From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Joe was struggling in a snowdrift.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
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From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
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From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
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From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
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From this reading TOBY AGAIN TO THE RESCUE.
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From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile Joe was struggling in a snowdrift.
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From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
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From this reading Meanwhile Joe was struggling in a snowdrift.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
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From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
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From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOBY AGAIN TO THE RESCUE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOBY AGAIN TO THE RESCUE.
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From this reading TOBY AGAIN TO THE RESCUE.
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From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
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From this reading Not ten paces away he had suddenly sunk down up to his waist.
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From this reading Notwithstanding his rough hard life, his want of food, his many and countless privations, he was a strong lad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Joe was struggling in a snowdrift.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Life was fresh and full within him.
