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Chapter XXVI
GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks. For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses. At last the speck moved. The game was in sight! We drew straws for the shot, and Fisher won.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We drew straws for the shot, and Fisher won.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the speck moved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses.”
toward the west
From this reading “GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.”
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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 GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses.
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From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We drew straws for the shot, and Fisher won.
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From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
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From this reading We drew straws for the shot, and Fisher won.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
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From this reading The game was in sight!
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From this reading For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses.
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From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The game was in sight!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the speck moved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
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From this reading For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
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From this reading At last the speck moved.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
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From this reading For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We drew straws for the shot, and Fisher won.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The game was in sight!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We drew straws for the shot, and Fisher won.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For nearly a minute I stared at it through my glasses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
toward the west
From this reading GOATS As we were finishing breakfast my eye was attracted to a snow speck on the mountainside some two thousand feet above us and slightly westward that somehow looked to me different from other snow specks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We drew straws for the shot, and Fisher won.
