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Chapter XIII
THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers. The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us. He was listening to the woods. Then he came to us. "I thought we might have been heard.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I thought we might have been heard.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I thought we might have been heard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"I thought we might have been heard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought we might have been heard.”
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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 THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I thought we might have been heard.
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From this reading Then he came to us.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
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From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
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From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
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From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
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From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
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From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
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From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I thought we might have been heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
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From this reading "I thought we might have been heard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
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From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
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From this reading He was listening to the woods.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I thought we might have been heard.
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From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
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From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
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From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
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From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought we might have been heard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was listening to the woods.
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From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
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From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
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From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
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From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
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From this reading THE TRAITOR We stood together, there in the forest glen, for a minute or two exchanging swift whispers.
which person or people
From this reading The fellow Lentz--I did not know who he was then, unfortunately--stood a few feet from us.
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From this reading He was listening to the woods.
