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Chapter XXI
MAROONED "Can't you hold her, Dick?" "Is there anything we can do?" Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way. Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous. "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"Is there anything we can do?"”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MAROONED "Can't you hold her, Dick?"”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.”
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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 Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
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From this reading "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
any thing at all
From this reading "Is there anything we can do?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
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From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
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From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
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From this reading "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Is there anything we can do?"
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From this reading MAROONED "Can't you hold her, Dick?"
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From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
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From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
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From this reading "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
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From this reading MAROONED "Can't you hold her, Dick?"
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From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Is there anything we can do?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
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From this reading "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
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From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MAROONED "Can't you hold her, Dick?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
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From this reading MAROONED "Can't you hold her, Dick?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
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From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there anything we can do?"
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From this reading "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
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From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAROONED "Can't you hold her, Dick?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
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From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
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From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
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From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is there anything we can do?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I'm afraid--it's getting--away from me," he called through his clenched teeth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Is there anything we can do?"
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From this reading Paul and Innis shouted their questions at their chum, as he sat at the wheel, guiding the ponderous car on its perilous way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
but in spite of that
From this reading Every stone that could be avoided Dick steered away from, yet to make too much of a swerve, he knew, would be disastrous.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MAROONED "Can't you hold her, Dick?"
