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Chapter III
“Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_. As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.” “No,” said the first, “I found the ax. It is mine.” They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No,” said the first, “I found the ax.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is mine.””
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.”
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From this reading “No,” said the first, “I found the ax.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No,” said the first, “I found the ax.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is mine.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is mine.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said the first, “I found the ax.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
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From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As we are companions, we ought to share it between us.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Don’t say _I_ have found it,” said the other, “but _we_.
at the time that
From this reading They had not gone far when they heard the owner of the ax pursuing them, and calling out to them in great passion.
