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Chapter XIII
Peter ate the bannock and put on his pack. "Well, let's get going!" The light was not yet good. Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped. The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The light was not yet good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, let's get going!"”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The light was not yet good.”
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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 The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter ate the bannock and put on his pack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
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From this reading Peter ate the bannock and put on his pack.
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From this reading Peter ate the bannock and put on his pack.
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From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
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From this reading The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.
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From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, let's get going!"
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From this reading "Well, let's get going!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light was not yet good.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter ate the bannock and put on his pack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.
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From this reading "Well, let's get going!"
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From this reading The light was not yet good.
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From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
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From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The light was not yet good.
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From this reading The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peter ate the bannock and put on his pack.
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From this reading Peter ate the bannock and put on his pack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peter ate the bannock and put on his pack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peter ate the bannock and put on his pack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter ate the bannock and put on his pack.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light was not yet good.
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From this reading "Well, let's get going!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their muscles were stiff, physical fatigue reacted on their nervous strength, and at the belt of snow they stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The belt was perhaps ten yards across and occupied a channel in the rocks.
but in spite of that
From this reading The light was not yet good.
