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Chapter XV
May and June passed away. A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk. All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers. Then came another scandalous affair. The Gonin girl, young as she was, had a baby.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then came another scandalous affair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May and June passed away.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “May and June passed away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.”
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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 A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading Then came another scandalous affair.
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From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading May and June passed away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then came another scandalous affair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Gonin girl, young as she was, had a baby.
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From this reading May and June passed away.
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From this reading The Gonin girl, young as she was, had a baby.
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From this reading All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers.
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From this reading Then came another scandalous affair.
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From this reading All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers.
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From this reading All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading The Gonin girl, young as she was, had a baby.
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From this reading The Gonin girl, young as she was, had a baby.
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From this reading All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Gonin girl, young as she was, had a baby.
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From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers.
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From this reading May and June passed away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May and June passed away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May and June passed away.
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From this reading Then came another scandalous affair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Gonin girl, young as she was, had a baby.
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From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers.
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From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading Then came another scandalous affair.
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From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading All the Bonneville folk jeered and grinned, and the fishermen stole the broken timbers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Gonin girl, young as she was, had a baby.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A heavy tide swept away one of the stockades, an incident which for a long time afforded subject for talk.
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From this reading The Gonin girl, young as she was, had a baby.
