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Chapter VIII
The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion. I was the first one to wake up. My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects. I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert. So I began a careful reexamination of our cell.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I began a careful reexamination of our cell.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “So I began a careful reexamination of our cell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was the first one to wake up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I was the first one to wake up.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.”
during the time that
From this reading “The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.”
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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 Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
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From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I began a careful reexamination of our cell.
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From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading So I began a careful reexamination of our cell.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading So I began a careful reexamination of our cell.
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From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
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From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
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From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
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From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was the first one to wake up.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
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From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
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From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
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From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
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From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
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From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
not any; not one
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was the first one to wake up.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
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From this reading So I began a careful reexamination of our cell.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I began a careful reexamination of our cell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
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From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
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From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was the first one to wake up.
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From this reading I was the first one to wake up.
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From this reading I was the first one to wake up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was the first one to wake up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
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From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
at the time that
From this reading I had barely gotten up from my passably hard mattress when I felt my mind clear, my brain go on the alert.
during the time that
From this reading The Tantrums of Ned Land I HAVE NO IDEA how long this slumber lasted; but it must have been a good while, since we were completely over our exhaustion.
but in spite of that
From this reading My companions weren’t yet stirring and still lay in their corners like inanimate objects.
