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Chapter XVIII
TO THE RESCUE. Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that. To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment. In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs. Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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later than; following
From this reading “Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.”
extremely frightened
From this reading “In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.”
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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 Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that.
later than; following
From this reading Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
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From this reading Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that.
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From this reading To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
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From this reading To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that.
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From this reading To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
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From this reading To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
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From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
extremely frightened
From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
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From this reading Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that.
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From this reading To the horrified cadets a thousand incidents seemed to crowd in at one moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
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From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place there was the terrified captive, bound helplessly to the tree, his clothing on fire, himself shrieking at the top of his lungs.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading Things happened in a whirl of confusion after that.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
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From this reading Then there were the yearlings themselves, all crying out with fright and alarm and rushing wildly in to drag the burning wood away.
