Chapter XXII · A Mountain Cave

moving forward

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

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in or near a particular place or position

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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading “Let the boys go first,” cautioned Belle.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

a small house with a single story

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

past form of “caution” — warn strongly; put on guard

From this reading “Let the boys go first,” cautioned Belle.

plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on

From this reading Wish the danger on to us!” commented Jack.

(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

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the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading Wish the danger on to us!” commented Jack.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We don’t know what it might be.”

divisible by two

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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a short vivid experience

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plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “Let the boys go first,” cautioned Belle.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

plural of “happening” — an event that happens

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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “We don’t know what it might be.”

a small worthless amount

From this reading Wish the danger on to us!” commented Jack.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “We don’t know what it might be.”

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let the boys go first,” cautioned Belle.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “We don’t know what it might be.”

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

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touching and supported by a surface

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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with speed

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precisely, exactly

From this reading “That’s right!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

past form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “That’s right!

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Wish the danger on to us!” commented Jack.

in the direction of

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Wish the danger on to us!” commented Jack.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “We don’t know what it might be.”

used to ask for information about something

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in or at the place that

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a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Advancing rapidly toward the girls’ bungalow, where so many strange happenings had occurred, and where even now the strange light was flashing, first at one window, then at another, Cora and her chums—boys and girls—speculated on what could be the cause.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading Wish the danger on to us!” commented Jack.