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Chapter XI
THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand. Bela was not yet in the river. She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men. They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across. Whereupon Bela coolly paddled out into the lake.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Bela was not yet in the river.”
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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 THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men.
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From this reading Bela was not yet in the river.
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From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men.
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From this reading Whereupon Bela coolly paddled out into the lake.
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From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
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From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
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From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
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From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bela was not yet in the river.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Whereupon Bela coolly paddled out into the lake.
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From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bela was not yet in the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whereupon Bela coolly paddled out into the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bela was not yet in the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men.
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From this reading She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She swiftly brought the dugout around and paddled down the lake shore across the river from the men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
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From this reading They, suspecting her of a design to land on this side, pulled up their horses, and returning to the ford, plunged across.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE ISLAND Seeing the dugout, the men raised a shout and bore down upon them across the sand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bela was not yet in the river.
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From this reading Whereupon Bela coolly paddled out into the lake.
but in spite of that
From this reading Bela was not yet in the river.
