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Chapter XI
THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed. "You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky. That's the only vacant tepee in the whole village. And my friends don't seem to have heard you." They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
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direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading “They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.”
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading “"You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And my friends don't seem to have heard you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.”
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From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky.
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky.
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From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
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From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading "You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky.
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From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
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From this reading And my friends don't seem to have heard you."
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From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
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From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
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From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
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From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
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From this reading And my friends don't seem to have heard you."
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From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And my friends don't seem to have heard you."
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From this reading And my friends don't seem to have heard you."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That's the only vacant tepee in the whole village.
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From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
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From this reading "You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky.
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From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And my friends don't seem to have heard you."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
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From this reading "You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky.
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From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
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From this reading And my friends don't seem to have heard you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
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From this reading That's the only vacant tepee in the whole village.
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From this reading That's the only vacant tepee in the whole village.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
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From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
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From this reading That's the only vacant tepee in the whole village.
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From this reading "You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky.
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From this reading That's the only vacant tepee in the whole village.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
at the time that
From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
in or at the place that
From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
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From this reading That's the only vacant tepee in the whole village.
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From this reading They moved on very quickly and cautiously, and when they reached the thick willow bluff, where they were comparatively safe, Harding felt easier.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FEVER PATIENT When Harding scrambled to his feet, with his pistol still aimed, Clarke laughed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And my friends don't seem to have heard you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not only very rash--and very clumsy--but you're lucky.
