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Chapter XII
CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARK "Will!" "Merne!" The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio. They needed not to do more, these two. The face of each told the other what he felt.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARK "Will!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “They needed not to do more, these two.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The face of each told the other what he felt.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARK "Will!"
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From this reading CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARK "Will!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They needed not to do more, these two.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The face of each told the other what he felt.
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From this reading The face of each told the other what he felt.
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From this reading The face of each told the other what he felt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The face of each told the other what he felt.
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
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From this reading "Merne!"
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From this reading They needed not to do more, these two.
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From this reading They needed not to do more, these two.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They needed not to do more, these two.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
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From this reading The face of each told the other what he felt.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They needed not to do more, these two.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They needed not to do more, these two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They needed not to do more, these two.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The face of each told the other what he felt.
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The face of each told the other what he felt.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARK "Will!"
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From this reading CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARK "Will!"
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From this reading The two young men gripped hands as the great bateau swung inshore at the Point of Rocks on the Kentucky side of the Ohio.
