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Chapter VIII
ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS. “Where’s your friend?” There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before. The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared. “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
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From this reading The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.
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From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
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From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
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From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
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From this reading “Where’s your friend?”
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From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
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From this reading The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
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From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
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From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
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From this reading “Where’s your friend?”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where’s your friend?”
