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Chapter XL
THE FLAG OF TRUCE. Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up. Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them. But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.” That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.
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a thing, without saying which
From this reading “That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
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From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
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From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
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From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
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From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
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From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
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From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
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From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
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From this reading That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.
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From this reading THE FLAG OF TRUCE.
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From this reading That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.
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From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
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From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
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From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
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From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLAG OF TRUCE.
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From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
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From this reading That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.
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From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
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From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
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From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
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From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
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From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
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From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.
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From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLAG OF TRUCE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
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From this reading That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he heard the crack of those rifles, he recognized by the reports that they were the guns of some of the men he had thought were in the “trap.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLAG OF TRUCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
at the time that
From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
in or at the place that
From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Deland and Denton, with their “stool-pigeon” prisoner, were not far away when this battle opened up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hatfield was piloting them to that “trap,” where he expected the sharpshooters would slay them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That they were out there, firing, told him that something had gone wrong.
