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Chapter XXX
HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees. Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned. Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late. The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road. The sound of hoofs died away.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.”
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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 Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
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From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
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From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
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From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
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From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
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From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
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From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
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From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
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From this reading The sound of hoofs died away.
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From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
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From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
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From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
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From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
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From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
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From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
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From this reading The sound of hoofs died away.
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From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
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From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
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From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
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From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of hoofs died away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
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From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOMEWARD The frightened birds rose in numbers from the forest trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rand flung himself from Selim and dashed forward to the black's bridle, but he was too late.
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From this reading The horse clattered down the little strand, plunged into the flashing water, and in another moment reached the opposite bank and tore away along the river road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cary's horse, with a snort of terror, reared and turned.
