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A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding. But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along. "We'll light some kind of a torch," said the eldest Rover. "Got some matches?" "Yes, I brought along a pocketful," answered Sam.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I brought along a pocketful," answered Sam.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I brought along a pocketful," answered Sam.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.”
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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 MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
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From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I brought along a pocketful," answered Sam.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I brought along a pocketful," answered Sam.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
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From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
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From this reading "We'll light some kind of a torch," said the eldest Rover.
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
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From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
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From this reading "Got some matches?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I brought along a pocketful," answered Sam.
demanded something firmly
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
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From this reading "We'll light some kind of a torch," said the eldest Rover.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
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From this reading "We'll light some kind of a torch," said the eldest Rover.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
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From this reading "Got some matches?"
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We'll light some kind of a torch," said the eldest Rover.
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From this reading "Yes, I brought along a pocketful," answered Sam.
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From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll light some kind of a torch," said the eldest Rover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll light some kind of a torch," said the eldest Rover.
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
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From this reading "We'll light some kind of a torch," said the eldest Rover.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
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From this reading "We'll light some kind of a torch," said the eldest Rover.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
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From this reading "We'll light some kind of a torch," said the eldest Rover.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dick insisted that he was going ahead, and rather than be left behind they went along.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS CAVE At first Sam and Tom demurred to entering the cave--which looked dark and forbidding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I brought along a pocketful," answered Sam.
