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Chapter III
THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained. For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless. Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional. The grass was up. The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.”
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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 Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
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From this reading Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
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From this reading The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
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From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
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From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
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From this reading The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
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From this reading The grass was up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
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From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
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From this reading The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
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From this reading The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
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From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
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From this reading The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
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From this reading Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
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From this reading The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
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From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
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From this reading The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
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From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
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From this reading Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
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From this reading The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
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From this reading Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
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From this reading Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
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From this reading The men from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas fretted on the leash.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
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From this reading Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
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From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
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From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
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From this reading Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
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From this reading Some had come a thousand miles and now were keen to start out for more than two thousand miles additional.
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From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
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From this reading The grass was up.
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From this reading THE RENDEZVOUS As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The grass was up.
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From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For days, in some instances for weeks, the units of the train had lain here on the border, and the men were growing restless.
