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Chapter VIII
No time was lost. Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down. At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign. That night Daylight came in with a similar report. As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.”
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading “As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No time was lost.”
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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 That night Daylight came in with a similar report.
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From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
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From this reading At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
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From this reading That night Daylight came in with a similar report.
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From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
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From this reading At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.
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From this reading That night Daylight came in with a similar report.
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From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
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From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
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From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
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From this reading At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.
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From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
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From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
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From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
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From this reading No time was lost.
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From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
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From this reading At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.
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From this reading That night Daylight came in with a similar report.
not any; not one
From this reading No time was lost.
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From this reading At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
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From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
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From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
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From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
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From this reading That night Daylight came in with a similar report.
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From this reading At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
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From this reading At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.
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From this reading That night Daylight came in with a similar report.
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From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
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From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Daylight came in with a similar report.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As fast as they arrived, the men had started careful panning of the snow all around the cache.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At noon of the third day Elijah arrived, reporting no moose sign.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No time was lost.
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From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No time was lost.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hines and Finn, with the dogs, already on short rations, were two days in pulling down.
