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Chapter IV
FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn. Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed. The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through. The frontier stores were stripped of their last supplies. One more day, and then on to Oregon!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The frontier stores were stripped of their last supplies.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One more day, and then on to Oregon!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.”
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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 FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed.
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
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From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading One more day, and then on to Oregon!
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From this reading Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed.
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
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From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed.
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From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
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From this reading Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The frontier stores were stripped of their last supplies.
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From this reading One more day, and then on to Oregon!
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From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One more day, and then on to Oregon!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One more day, and then on to Oregon!
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From this reading One more day, and then on to Oregon!
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
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From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
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From this reading The frontier stores were stripped of their last supplies.
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
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From this reading The frontier stores were stripped of their last supplies.
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From this reading The frontier stores were stripped of their last supplies.
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The frontier stores were stripped of their last supplies.
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From this reading One more day, and then on to Oregon!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One more day, and then on to Oregon!
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
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From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
which person or people
From this reading Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.
