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Chapter XV
In the morning! In the morning by the bright light! When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning! The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones. The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the morning!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.”
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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 front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
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From this reading When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!
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From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
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From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
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From this reading In the morning by the bright light!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the morning by the bright light!
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From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
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From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
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From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
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From this reading When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!
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From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
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From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning!
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From this reading In the morning by the bright light!
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From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
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From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
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From this reading The Goorkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones.
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From this reading When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!
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From this reading The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot-laces.
at the time that
From this reading When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morning!
