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Chapter XXIII
ANTS AND THEIR DWELLING. At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes. It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge! In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness. Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.”
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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 At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANTS AND THEIR DWELLING.
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From this reading ANTS AND THEIR DWELLING.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
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From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
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From this reading Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.
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From this reading Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.
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From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
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From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
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From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
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From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
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From this reading ANTS AND THEIR DWELLING.
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From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
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From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
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From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
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From this reading Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.
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From this reading Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
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From this reading Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
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From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
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From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ANTS AND THEIR DWELLING.
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From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
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From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
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From this reading In fact, the rain did not fall in distinct drops, but in streams of various thickness.
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From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was providential that Dick Sand and his companions had found this refuge!
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From this reading Sometimes it was a compact mass forming a sheet of water, like a cataract, a Niagara.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this moment the storm burst with a violence unknown in temperate latitudes.
