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Chapter XXXII
GOOD-BY TO THE PHILIPPINES. “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps. “Remember poor Gory’s rashness.” “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear. To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Remember poor Gory’s rashness.””
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Remember poor Gory’s rashness.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
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From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
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From this reading To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.
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From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
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From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
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From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
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From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
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From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.
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From this reading To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE PHILIPPINES.
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From this reading “Remember poor Gory’s rashness.”
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From this reading To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
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From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
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From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
above and across; more than
From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
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From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE PHILIPPINES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Remember poor Gory’s rashness.”
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From this reading “Remember poor Gory’s rashness.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember poor Gory’s rashness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
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From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
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From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
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From this reading To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE PHILIPPINES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE PHILIPPINES.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’ll be careful enough,” he replied, and peered over the combing to see if the coast was clear.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must be careful,” I said to my chum, as he began to mount the steps.
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From this reading To his gratification every Celestial had fled, taking the wounded along.
