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Chapter XVIII
There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next. Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us. “What’ll we do now?” I asked. “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
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later than; following
From this reading “Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.”
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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 There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
later than; following
From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
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From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
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From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
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From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
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From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
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From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
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From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
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From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
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From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
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From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
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From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
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From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
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From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
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From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
not any; not one
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
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From this reading “What’ll we do now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
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From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
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From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
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From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
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From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
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From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m g-g-goin’ to git the gravel out of my ears,” says Mark.
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From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
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From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
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From this reading “What’ll we do now?”
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From this reading Ludington seemed to us like a pretty big town after Wicksville, but we didn’t let that frighten us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There we were in a town we never saw before, with no place to go and no idea what to do next.
