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Chapter III
“Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling? It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.” Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan. “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good. Who ‘s likely to pass this way?”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.”
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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 It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.”
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From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.”
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From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.”
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From this reading It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who ‘s likely to pass this way?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
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From this reading It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who ‘s likely to pass this way?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a little cooler now, and it ‘s getting late.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
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From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
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From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Who ‘s likely to pass this way?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you ‘ve been leaving a last message,” he said; “I ‘m afraid it’s not much good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who ‘s likely to pass this way?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anderson struggled to his feet wearily and then went down to the salt-pan.
which person or people
From this reading Who ‘s likely to pass this way?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mate,” he said, “don’t you think we’d better be travelling?
