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Chapter IV
‘Curse you!’ he thought. ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’ The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned. He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet. ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Curse you!’ he thought.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.”
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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 wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
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From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
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From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
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From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
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From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
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From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
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From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
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From this reading ‘Curse you!’ he thought.
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
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From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
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From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Curse you!’ he thought.
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
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From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
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From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
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From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
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From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
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From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
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From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
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From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
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From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Curse you!’ he thought.
up to a particular time
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
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From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lay several minutes unconscious, came to himself deadly cold, and struggled up on to his feet.
a wild area where few people live
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind fleered and mowed in the tree tops; and he started off again at a run in that dark wilderness; till, hitting his head against a low branch, he fell, stunned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Wish I’d sold you six months ago!’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘By Jove!’ he thought, with a sort of stammer in his brain; ‘this is a bad business!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Curse you!’ he thought.
