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Chapter XVIII
BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts. "Dark as a pocket," commented Tom. "You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back." From the side, a faint light was visible from the dining-room of the house. "Hullo, what have we here?" ejaculated the engineer.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Hullo, what have we here?" ejaculated the engineer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."”
in the direction of
From this reading “BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.”
during the time that
From this reading “"You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."”
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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 "Dark as a pocket," commented Tom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dark as a pocket," commented Tom.
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From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
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From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
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From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
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From this reading "Dark as a pocket," commented Tom.
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From this reading "Dark as a pocket," commented Tom.
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From this reading From the side, a faint light was visible from the dining-room of the house.
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From this reading "You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."
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From this reading "Hullo, what have we here?" ejaculated the engineer.
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From this reading "Hullo, what have we here?" ejaculated the engineer.
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From this reading From the side, a faint light was visible from the dining-room of the house.
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From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the side, a faint light was visible from the dining-room of the house.
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From this reading "You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."
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From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hullo, what have we here?" ejaculated the engineer.
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From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the side, a faint light was visible from the dining-room of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hullo, what have we here?" ejaculated the engineer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."
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From this reading From the side, a faint light was visible from the dining-room of the house.
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From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the side, a faint light was visible from the dining-room of the house.
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From this reading "Dark as a pocket," commented Tom.
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From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the side, a faint light was visible from the dining-room of the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
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From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
in the direction of
From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
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From this reading From the side, a faint light was visible from the dining-room of the house.
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From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the side, a faint light was visible from the dining-room of the house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Hullo, what have we here?" ejaculated the engineer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Hullo, what have we here?" ejaculated the engineer.
during the time that
From this reading "You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."
in the company of; together with
From this reading BACK TO ATHENS Mendoza and Tom walked toward the Casa Grande ranch-house with fearful hearts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You set down here, Mendoza, while I go around in back."
