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Chapter III
"How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann. "Ordinarily, I'd say yes. But with time pressing us now, no. If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less. And we have to stay with the river.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And we have to stay with the river.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But with time pressing us now, no.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with time pressing us now, no.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
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From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
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From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
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From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
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From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And we have to stay with the river.
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From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
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From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
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From this reading "Ordinarily, I'd say yes.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
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From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
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From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
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From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
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From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
not any; not one
From this reading But with time pressing us now, no.
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From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
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From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
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From this reading "Ordinarily, I'd say yes.
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From this reading But with time pressing us now, no.
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From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
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From this reading And we have to stay with the river.
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From this reading "Ordinarily, I'd say yes.
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From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
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From this reading And we have to stay with the river.
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From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
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From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
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From this reading "How about taking cover now and going on only at night?" suggested Shann.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But with time pressing us now, no.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And we have to stay with the river.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But with time pressing us now, no.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we keep straight on, we could reach the foothills in about forty hours, maybe less.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with time pressing us now, no.
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From this reading "Ordinarily, I'd say yes.
