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Chapter XIII
IGNACIO'S PLOTS. For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana. A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck. And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain. The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.”
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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 For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
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From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
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From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
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From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.
two people or things considered together
From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
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From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
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From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
to think that something will happen
From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
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From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
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From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
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From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
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From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
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From this reading And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.
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From this reading IGNACIO'S PLOTS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
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From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
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From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
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From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
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From this reading IGNACIO'S PLOTS.
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From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
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From this reading And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.
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From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
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From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
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From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
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From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Clif could not tell how long he might have to remain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
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From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
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From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
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From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For Clif Faraday had not failed to learn something of what a prisoner might expect in Havana.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The war had already been going on long enough for him to see that it would last some time.
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From this reading A classmate of his, Vic Rollins, had spent a couple of months there and had emerged almost a physical wreck.
