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Chapter XII
Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name. His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore. He wondered if he would see her. He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water. XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.”
during the time that
From this reading “He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wondered if he would see her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He wondered if he would see her.”
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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 Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
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From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
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From this reading His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.
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From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
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From this reading His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.
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From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
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From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
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From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
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From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
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From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
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From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
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From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
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From this reading His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
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From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
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From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
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From this reading His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He wondered if he would see her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
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From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wondered if he would see her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
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From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wondered if he would see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His heart began to beat fast as they approached the other shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
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From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
during the time that
From this reading He hoped not, he told himself, and all the while desiring it as a desert traveller longs for water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jack burned with a question that he desired to ask him, but he could not bring his tongue to form Mary's name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered if he would see her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wondered if he would see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XV AN EXPEDITION OF THREE Mary was not in evidence around the fort.
