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Chapter IV
It was. Before midnight Huyghens built a fire. There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing. In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly. They seemed to revel in the morning chill.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They seemed to revel in the morning chill.”
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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 Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
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From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
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From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
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From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
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From this reading They seemed to revel in the morning chill.
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From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
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From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
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From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
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From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
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From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
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From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was.
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From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
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From this reading Before midnight Huyghens built a fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
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From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
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From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
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From this reading They seemed to revel in the morning chill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to revel in the morning chill.
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From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
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From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
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From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to revel in the morning chill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
in or at the place that
From this reading There could be no danger of night-walkers where the temperature dropped to freezing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the morning the men were stiff with cold, but the bears snorted and moved about briskly.
