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Chapter XL
BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him. He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab. The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality. “The water’s going down fast,” Betty said. “See the rock.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.”
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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 He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
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From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
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From this reading He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
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From this reading The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.
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From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
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From this reading “The water’s going down fast,” Betty said.
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From this reading “The water’s going down fast,” Betty said.
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From this reading He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
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From this reading He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
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From this reading “The water’s going down fast,” Betty said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
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From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.
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From this reading He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
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From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.
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From this reading He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
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From this reading The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.
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From this reading He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
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From this reading “The water’s going down fast,” Betty said.
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From this reading “See the rock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
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From this reading He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.
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From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He gathered pine boughs and lit a fire upon the rock slab.
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From this reading The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.
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From this reading The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.
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From this reading “The water’s going down fast,” Betty said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warmth of it went through them and restored their diminished vitality.
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From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
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From this reading BETTY DISCOVERS WHY SHE IS YOUNG From the house Tug had brought matches with him.
