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Chapter XII
Pinckney quailed, and gave way. The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill. On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round. The people on the steps were moving. Their number had increased.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pinckney quailed, and gave way.
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From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
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From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
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From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
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From this reading Pinckney quailed, and gave way.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their number had increased.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
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From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
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From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
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From this reading Their number had increased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
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From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
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From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
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From this reading The people on the steps were moving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
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From this reading Their number had increased.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
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From this reading The people on the steps were moving.
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From this reading Pinckney quailed, and gave way.
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From this reading Pinckney quailed, and gave way.
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From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
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From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
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From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
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From this reading The people on the steps were moving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their number had increased.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the crest of the second hill, above the beck and the bridge, he stopped to look round.
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From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next moment, Miles was rushing headlong up the hill.
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From this reading Pinckney quailed, and gave way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people on the steps were moving.
