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Chapter V
AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside. "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced. Masters grunted: "Yeah? Indians had bows and arrows, too. Look at what happened to them."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at what happened to them."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.”
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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 "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
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From this reading "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.
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From this reading Indians had bows and arrows, too.
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From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at what happened to them."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
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From this reading Indians had bows and arrows, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Masters grunted: "Yeah?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
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From this reading Look at what happened to them."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
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From this reading Indians had bows and arrows, too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at what happened to them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
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From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
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From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
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From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
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From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Look at what happened to them."
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From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
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From this reading Indians had bows and arrows, too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got a weapon," Taylor announced.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Look at what happened to them."
in or at the place that
From this reading AN ESCAPE Taylor ordered Pember and Norden to bury Orkins where he had been digging, then the officer took Masters aside.
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From this reading Masters grunted: "Yeah?
