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Chapter XXXIII
Accident or Incident? THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began. The last gleams of twilight were melting into night. The cold was brisk. The constellations were glittering with startling intensity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.”
energetic and quick
From this reading “The cold was brisk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.”
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From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
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From this reading Accident or Incident?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
energetic and quick
From this reading The cold was brisk.
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From this reading The cold was brisk.
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From this reading The constellations were glittering with startling intensity.
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From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
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From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
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From this reading The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.
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From this reading The constellations were glittering with startling intensity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
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From this reading Accident or Incident?
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From this reading The constellations were glittering with startling intensity.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.
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From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
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From this reading The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.
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From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Accident or Incident?
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From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
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From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
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From this reading The constellations were glittering with startling intensity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEXT DAY, March 22, at six o’clock in the morning, preparations for departure began.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cold was brisk.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The last gleams of twilight were melting into night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The constellations were glittering with startling intensity.
