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Chapter XIV
DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!" "Where is he?" "Let me get my gun!" Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear. In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
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later than; following
From this reading “Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me get my gun!"”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.”
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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 DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!"
later than; following
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
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From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
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From this reading DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!"
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From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
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From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!"
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From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
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From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
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From this reading DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!"
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From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
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From this reading "Let me get my gun!"
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From this reading "Let me get my gun!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is he?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is he?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me get my gun!"
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From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
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From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me get my gun!"
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Let me get my gun!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
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From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DELAYED BY A STORM "A Bear!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
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From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is he?"
which person or people
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
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From this reading Such were some of the exclamations uttered after Whopper made his declaration that he had seen a bear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the youth who loved to tell big stories had caught up his shotgun and was aiming it to the right of the watercourse, where there were several big rocks overgrown with brushwood.
