Chapter XXIV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading Our men endured the penalties of the journey without comment.

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From this reading I do not recall that I ever heard even the weakest woman complain.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I do not recall that I ever heard even the weakest woman complain.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading Our men endured the penalties of the journey without comment.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I do not recall that I ever heard even the weakest woman complain.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I do not recall that I ever heard even the weakest woman complain.

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From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

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From this reading I do not recall that I ever heard even the weakest woman complain.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I do not recall that I ever heard even the weakest woman complain.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Our men endured the penalties of the journey without comment.

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From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

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From this reading Our men endured the penalties of the journey without comment.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading --Moore.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I do not recall that I ever heard even the weakest woman complain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our men endured the penalties of the journey without comment.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

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From this reading Our men endured the penalties of the journey without comment.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

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From this reading I do not recall that I ever heard even the weakest woman complain.

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From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I do not recall that I ever heard even the weakest woman complain.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

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From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.

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From this reading I do not recall that I ever heard even the weakest woman complain.

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From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

toward the west

From this reading Twenty miles a day, week in and week out, we edged westward up the Platte, in heat and dust part of the time, often plagued at night by clouds of mosquitoes.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Our men endured the penalties of the journey without comment.

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From this reading OREGON The spell and the light of each path we pursue-- If woman be there, there is happiness too.