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Chapter XXIV
FOR LINCOLN'S SAKE. "The prairie is on fire!" So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school. It was a calm, glimmering September day. Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.”
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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 So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
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From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
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From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
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From this reading "The prairie is on fire!"
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR LINCOLN'S SAKE.
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From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
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From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The prairie is on fire!"
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
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From this reading FOR LINCOLN'S SAKE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The prairie is on fire!"
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From this reading "The prairie is on fire!"
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
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From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
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From this reading FOR LINCOLN'S SAKE.
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From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
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From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The prairie is on fire!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
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From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
