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Chapter XVI
SUSAN TODD SEES A GHOST That water--that delicious water! Would he ever forget that drink? It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground. Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water. Never had he tasted sweeter.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would he ever forget that drink?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would he ever forget that drink?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never had he tasted sweeter.”
during the time that
From this reading “It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would he ever forget that drink?”
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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 SUSAN TODD SEES A GHOST That water--that delicious water!
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From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
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From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
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From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
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From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
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From this reading SUSAN TODD SEES A GHOST That water--that delicious water!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would he ever forget that drink?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would he ever forget that drink?
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From this reading Would he ever forget that drink?
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From this reading SUSAN TODD SEES A GHOST That water--that delicious water!
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From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had he tasted sweeter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would he ever forget that drink?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
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From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
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From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had he tasted sweeter.
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From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
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From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
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From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
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From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSAN TODD SEES A GHOST That water--that delicious water!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
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From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSAN TODD SEES A GHOST That water--that delicious water!
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From this reading Never had he tasted sweeter.
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From this reading Never had he tasted sweeter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUSAN TODD SEES A GHOST That water--that delicious water!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
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From this reading SUSAN TODD SEES A GHOST That water--that delicious water!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prone on his chest, he buried his mouth and nose in the little stream, and sucked up the water.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
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From this reading SUSAN TODD SEES A GHOST That water--that delicious water!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
at the time that
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
during the time that
From this reading It was some little while before he was able to climb off the mill wheel, and he staggered, too, when he reached the ground.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would he ever forget that drink?
