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Chapter XXXVIII
THE CAPTURE OF PANTHER PETE. Panther Pete was not dead. The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log. For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force. Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Panther Pete was not dead.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.”
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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 The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
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From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
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From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
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From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF PANTHER PETE.
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From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Panther Pete was not dead.
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From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
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From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
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From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
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From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
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From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
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From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
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From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
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From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
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From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
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From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
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From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
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From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
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From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
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From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Panther Pete was not dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF PANTHER PETE.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF PANTHER PETE.
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF PANTHER PETE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
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From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
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From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF PANTHER PETE.
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From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the girl had struck hard, and she had struck true, though her strength did not enable her to deliver a blow of skull-cracking force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sturdy blow of the girl had felled him, and he had fallen insensible to the earthen floor, and there he lay for some time as unconscious as a log.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Panther Pete was not dead.
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From this reading Panther Pete came back to consciousness, and himself discovered that the girl was gone, and that the door of the hut stood wide open.
