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Chapter XVII
CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night. There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain. Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going. How glad they were when morning came! The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How glad they were when morning came!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.”
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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 CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
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From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
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From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
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From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
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From this reading How glad they were when morning came!
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From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
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From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
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From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
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From this reading How glad they were when morning came!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
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From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
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From this reading How glad they were when morning came!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
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From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
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From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How glad they were when morning came!
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From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
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From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
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From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
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From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
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From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
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From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
at the time that
From this reading How glad they were when morning came!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
