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Chapter XXVII
THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village. He carried news. The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned! Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs. The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.”
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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 NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
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From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
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From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
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From this reading He carried news.
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From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
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From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
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From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
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From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
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From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
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From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
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From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried news.
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From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
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From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
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From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
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From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
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From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
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From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
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From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
above and across; more than
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
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From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
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From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The expedition of Lewis and Clark had returned!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
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From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
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From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
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From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEWS A horseman rode furiously over the new road from Fort Bellefontaine to St. Louis village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The boats had passed Charette, had passed Bellefontaine, and presently would be pulling up the river to the water front of St. Louis itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, these men so long thought lost, dead, were coming even now with their own story, with their proofs.
