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Chapter XXII
THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river. Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream. "Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked. Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank. "Get in among the rushes," Sabatini directed.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “"Get in among the rushes," Sabatini directed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.”
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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 Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Get in among the rushes," Sabatini directed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
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From this reading Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked.
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From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked.
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From this reading "Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked.
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From this reading "Get in among the rushes," Sabatini directed.
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From this reading Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading "Get in among the rushes," Sabatini directed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Get in among the rushes," Sabatini directed.
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From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
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From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked.
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From this reading Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
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From this reading Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading "Get in among the rushes," Sabatini directed.
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From this reading "Get in among the rushes," Sabatini directed.
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From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
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From this reading "Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked.
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From this reading Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
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From this reading "Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
in the direction of
From this reading Arnold nodded and punted across towards the opposite bank.
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From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
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From this reading THE REFUGEE'S RETURN Sabatini's attitude of indolence lasted only until they had turned from the waterway into the main river.
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From this reading Then he sat up and pointed a little way down the stream.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you cross over somewhere there?" he asked.
