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Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner." XXII. FETCH! PATAUD, FETCH! For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."”
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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 Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
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From this reading FETCH!
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From this reading For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading PATAUD, FETCH!
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
up to a particular time
From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
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From this reading For the next five minutes the two troops advanced slowly up the river, one on each bank.
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
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From this reading XXII.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Calling to the officer on the opposite bank,-- "Ohé! lieutenant," he said, "go up the river till you come to a tree, cross there, and be sure you watch the prisoner."
