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Chapter VI
I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day. We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what? "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me." "And then what?" asked Nalte. "You would like to return to your own country?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And then what?" asked Nalte.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"You would like to return to your own country?"”
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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 We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
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From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And then what?" asked Nalte.
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From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
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From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
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From this reading "You would like to return to your own country?"
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From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
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From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
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From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
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From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
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From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
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From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
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From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
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From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You would like to return to your own country?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
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From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
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From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
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From this reading "And then what?" asked Nalte.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You would like to return to your own country?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You would like to return to your own country?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If we do not find Duare to-day," I said, "I shall have to admit that she is irrevocably lost to me."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I gathered some fruit, and we cooked some more of the meat left from my kill of the previous day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We had a splendid breakfast, and then we set off again down stream in our quest for--what?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You would like to return to your own country?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You would like to return to your own country?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You would like to return to your own country?"
