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Chapter VIII
But it was not over yet. If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five. Now she could only hold her own with a very little over. There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others. He drew ahead with every stride.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He drew ahead with every stride.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He drew ahead with every stride.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “But it was not over yet.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “But it was not over yet.”
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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 If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
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From this reading He drew ahead with every stride.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not over yet.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew ahead with every stride.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He drew ahead with every stride.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew ahead with every stride.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
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From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not over yet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not over yet.
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From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
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From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
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From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
above and across; more than
From this reading But it was not over yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she had been fresh she might have gained a mile in five.
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From this reading He drew ahead with every stride.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
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From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
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From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not over yet.
which person or people
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now she could only hold her own with a very little over.
but in spite of that
From this reading But it was not over yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was one of them, a young boy of an officer, who was better mounted than the others.
