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Chapter XII
‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there. The men showed their knives and told their tale. The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us. The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling! He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!”
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading “He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The men showed their knives and told their tale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
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From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
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From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
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From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
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From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
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From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
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From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
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From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
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From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
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From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
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From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
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From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
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From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
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From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
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From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
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From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
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From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
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From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
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From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
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From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
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From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
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From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
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From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
at the time that
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
