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Chapter II
With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once. He had come along the bank of the stream. He would retrace his steps along the bank of the stream. Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger. Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “He had come along the bank of the stream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had come along the bank of the stream.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would retrace his steps along the bank of the stream.”
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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 With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
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From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
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From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He had come along the bank of the stream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
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From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
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From this reading He had come along the bank of the stream.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
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From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come along the bank of the stream.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
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From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
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From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
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From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
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From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come along the bank of the stream.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would retrace his steps along the bank of the stream.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
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From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
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From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
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From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
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From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
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From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
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From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
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From this reading He would retrace his steps along the bank of the stream.
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From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
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From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
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From this reading He would retrace his steps along the bank of the stream.
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From this reading He had come along the bank of the stream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
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From this reading Through the awkward aisles of the mushroom forest he made his way, eyes and ears open for possibilities of danger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all the immediacy of a child or a savage he set off at once.
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From this reading Several times he heard the omnipresent clicking of ants on their multifarious businesses in the wood, but he could afford to ignore them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would retrace his steps along the bank of the stream.
