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Chapter III
“A CONTINENT BEFORE US.” It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard. “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix. “That’s simply dreadful! They’ll give us up long before that time.”
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later than; following
From this reading “It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““A CONTINENT BEFORE US.””
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading ““That’s simply dreadful!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They’ll give us up long before that time.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They’ll give us up long before that time.””
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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 “A CONTINENT BEFORE US.”
later than; following
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A CONTINENT BEFORE US.”
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From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
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From this reading “A CONTINENT BEFORE US.”
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From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “That’s simply dreadful!
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From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
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From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
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From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
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From this reading They’ll give us up long before that time.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
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From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
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From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
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From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They’ll give us up long before that time.”
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From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
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From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
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From this reading “That’s simply dreadful!
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From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
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From this reading “Ten days before our folks hear from us!” ejaculated Phœnix.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They’ll give us up long before that time.”
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From this reading “That’s simply dreadful!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
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From this reading They’ll give us up long before that time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They’ll give us up long before that time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
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From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “A CONTINENT BEFORE US.”
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From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very hard for the boys to get their spirits up after the news they had just heard.
