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Chapter IV
"Hark!" exclaimed his father, bending closer to the ground. "Surely that was a ’coo,’ in the distance." Every ear was strained. Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer. Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every ear was strained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.”
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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 "Surely that was a ’coo,’ in the distance."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
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From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
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From this reading "Hark!" exclaimed his father, bending closer to the ground.
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From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hark!" exclaimed his father, bending closer to the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Surely that was a ’coo,’ in the distance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Surely that was a ’coo,’ in the distance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every ear was strained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every ear was strained.
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From this reading "Hark!" exclaimed his father, bending closer to the ground.
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From this reading Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
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From this reading "Hark!" exclaimed his father, bending closer to the ground.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
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From this reading "Hark!" exclaimed his father, bending closer to the ground.
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From this reading "Hark!" exclaimed his father, bending closer to the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hark!" exclaimed his father, bending closer to the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Surely that was a ’coo,’ in the distance."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
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From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
not any; not one
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every ear was strained.
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From this reading "Surely that was a ’coo,’ in the distance."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Surely that was a ’coo,’ in the distance."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hark!" exclaimed his father, bending closer to the ground.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hark!" exclaimed his father, bending closer to the ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Surely that was a ’coo,’ in the distance."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
which person or people
From this reading Again it came, that recognized call for help no colonist who reckons himself a man ever refuses to answer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Faint as was the echo which reached them, it quivered with a passionate entreaty.
