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Chapter XVI
The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places. The Kid wished that he could find some of the boys. He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired. But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon. It might be that he would have to camp out all night.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It might be that he would have to camp out all night.”
unpleasantly cold
From this reading “The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The Kid wished that he could find some of the boys.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It might be that he would have to camp out all night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might be that he would have to camp out all night.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It might be that he would have to camp out all night.”
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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 But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
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From this reading He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.
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From this reading It might be that he would have to camp out all night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be that he would have to camp out all night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Kid wished that he could find some of the boys.
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From this reading But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
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From this reading It might be that he would have to camp out all night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
unpleasantly cold
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Kid wished that he could find some of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Kid wished that he could find some of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might be that he would have to camp out all night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Kid wished that he could find some of the boys.
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From this reading But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might be that he would have to camp out all night.
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From this reading The Kid wished that he could find some of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be that he would have to camp out all night.
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From this reading It might be that he would have to camp out all night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might be that he would have to camp out all night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Kid wished that he could find some of the boys.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Kid wished that he could find some of the boys.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
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From this reading He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hills began to look bigger, and kind of chilly and blue in the deep places.
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From this reading But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was beginning to get hungry, and he had long ago begun to get tired.
at the time that
From this reading But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Kid wished that he could find some of the boys.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It might be that he would have to camp out all night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he was undismayed, even when he heard a coyote yap-yap-yapping up a brushy canyon.
