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Chapter VI
THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison. "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire! Where's there a well or a cistern?" "Right over this way," replied Jed. "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.”
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “"More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Right over this way," replied Jed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right over this way," replied Jed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right over this way," replied Jed.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where's there a well or a cistern?"”
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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 Where's there a well or a cistern?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
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From this reading Where's there a well or a cistern?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
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From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
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From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
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From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
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From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
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From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
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From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
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From this reading "Right over this way," replied Jed.
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From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Where's there a well or a cistern?"
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From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
above and across; more than
From this reading "Right over this way," replied Jed.
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From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
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From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right over this way," replied Jed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right over this way," replied Jed.
except for; apart from
From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
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From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
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From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
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From this reading Where's there a well or a cistern?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Right over this way," replied Jed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading "More trouble!" exclaimed Mr. Crosby bitterly, as he saw his property being consumed by the flames, and thought of the dead cow.
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From this reading "Right over this way," replied Jed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
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From this reading "Come on, boys, get pails and we'll see if we can't put out the fire!
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From this reading Where's there a well or a cistern?"
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From this reading Where's there a well or a cistern?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GOLD STRIKE "You can't save that cow, Mr. Crosby!" cried Gabe Harrison.
