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Chapter V
* * * * * Cunningham followed as the Strangers moved on. Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body. There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond. The mob had appeared from Bendale. On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.”
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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 There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
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From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
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From this reading The mob had appeared from Bendale.
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From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * * * * * Cunningham followed as the Strangers moved on.
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From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
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From this reading The mob had appeared from Bendale.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
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From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
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From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
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From this reading * * * * * Cunningham followed as the Strangers moved on.
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From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
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From this reading * * * * * Cunningham followed as the Strangers moved on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mob had appeared from Bendale.
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From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
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From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
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From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
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From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mob had appeared from Bendale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
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From this reading * * * * * Cunningham followed as the Strangers moved on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * Cunningham followed as the Strangers moved on.
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From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
above and across; more than
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Cunningham followed as the Strangers moved on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * Cunningham followed as the Strangers moved on.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
at the time that
From this reading There were quite two hundred in all when they passed over a hill-crest and settled themselves in the valley beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On horse-back, in motor-cars and in wagons drawn by teams, what seemed to be the whole population had come raging out to Coulters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little bands of them were constantly appearing unexpectedly from the woods and joining the main body.
