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Chapter VIII
AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock. The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud. "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron. "Oh, dear! Here's another!"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Here's another!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.”
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From this reading The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here's another!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
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From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
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From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
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From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
the two together, not just one
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
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From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
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From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud.
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From this reading "Oh, dear!
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From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
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From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
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From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
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From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
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From this reading Here's another!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
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From this reading The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud.
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From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
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From this reading "Oh, dear!
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From this reading The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud.
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From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I--I feel as though that bolt fairly seared my eyeballs," groaned Frank Cameron.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The other girls clung to them, Mina and Grace sobbing aloud.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
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From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT WINDMILL FARM Both Wyn and Mrs. Havel--the bravest of the seven gathered in the big tent--were frightened by this awful shock.
