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Chapter XXIII
A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast. "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad. "How do you feel?" Lisle inquired. "Horribly stiff; but that's the worst.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lisle inquired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.”
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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 A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
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From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
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From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
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From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
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From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
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From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
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From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
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From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you feel?"
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From this reading "How do you feel?"
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From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
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From this reading "Horribly stiff; but that's the worst.
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From this reading "How do you feel?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lisle inquired.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
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From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
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From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
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From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Horribly stiff; but that's the worst.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
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From this reading "Horribly stiff; but that's the worst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
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From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That looks like marching; I thought we were going to lie off to-day," observed the lad.
at the time that
From this reading A FORCED MARCH When Crestwick awakened, very cold, and cramped, a little before daylight the next morning, it was still snowing, but Lisle was up and busy preparing breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Horribly stiff; but that's the worst.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you feel?"
