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Chapter XV
TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers. To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened. But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair. "Where are your canoes?" "What's happened?"
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.”
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
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From this reading But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are your canoes?"
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
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From this reading But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
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From this reading But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
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From this reading But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.
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From this reading But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
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From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TROUBLE "BRUIN" The other girls and Mrs. Havel were all down on the beach to meet the catboat and her passengers.
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From this reading But although the girls were wet and bedraggled, the captain of the club made light of the affair.
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From this reading "What's happened?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are your canoes?"
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From this reading To see Wyn and Bessie returning across the lake in the sailboat, instead of the canoes, forewarned the Go-Aheads that an accident had happened.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are your canoes?"
