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Chapter XVII
With eager fingers Conniston struck a match. Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding. He flung the bedding open upon the ground. There was half a box of cartridges with it. He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was half a box of cartridges with it.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He flung the bedding open upon the ground.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With eager fingers Conniston struck a match.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He flung the bedding open upon the ground.”
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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 With eager fingers Conniston struck a match.
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From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
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From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading There was half a box of cartridges with it.
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From this reading There was half a box of cartridges with it.
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From this reading With eager fingers Conniston struck a match.
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From this reading With eager fingers Conniston struck a match.
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From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
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From this reading With eager fingers Conniston struck a match.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading He flung the bedding open upon the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading He flung the bedding open upon the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was half a box of cartridges with it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He flung the bedding open upon the ground.
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From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was half a box of cartridges with it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
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From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
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From this reading With eager fingers Conniston struck a match.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He flung the bedding open upon the ground.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
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From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
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From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
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From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With eager fingers Conniston struck a match.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading There was half a box of cartridges with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made sure that the magazine was filled, threw a shell into the barrel, thrust the box into his pocket, and ran outside.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He flung the bedding open upon the ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
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From this reading Almost the first thing which his searching eyes found was the heavy Winchester, three inches of its barrel protruding from a roll of bedding.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With eager fingers Conniston struck a match.
