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Chapter XVIII
The black did not answer. Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape. The naked sword gleamed among the twigs. Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs. There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The naked sword gleamed among the twigs.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.”
in the direction of
From this reading “There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.”
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The naked sword gleamed among the twigs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
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From this reading The black did not answer.
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From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
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From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
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From this reading The black did not answer.
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From this reading There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.
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From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The black did not answer.
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From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
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From this reading The naked sword gleamed among the twigs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
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From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The naked sword gleamed among the twigs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The black did not answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The naked sword gleamed among the twigs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The black did not answer.
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From this reading There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
in the direction of
From this reading There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.
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From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The naked sword gleamed among the twigs.
up to a particular time
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the trunk of the tall tree he ascended that as nimbly, never stopping until he had reached the upper limbs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was one that branched towards the ledge where Silas clung.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beside himself with excitement, he ran to the leaning tree and climbed it like an ape.
