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Chapter XIII
A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened! Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not. Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide. For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction. That was inevitable.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.”
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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 A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
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From this reading A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened!
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
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From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
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From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
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From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
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From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
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From this reading A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened!
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From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
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From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
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From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
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From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
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From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
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From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened!
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From this reading A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened!
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From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
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From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened!
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From this reading A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened!
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From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
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From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
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From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
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From this reading That was inevitable.
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From this reading A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
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From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
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From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
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From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was inevitable.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A BAD DAY FOR JOHN GILPIN What had happened!
at the time that
From this reading For in a moment, when the clutching fingers must unclose, the poor child must drop to destruction.
which person or people
From this reading Those who were sliding down that icy incline could not stop to see, and those who were on the ground below covered their eyes that they might not.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet opened them again to stare helplessly at the dangling figure of a girl outside that terrible slide.
