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Chapter III
"Just some more exploring, that's all. And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips. "'Night, Mom." At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating. "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.”
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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 "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
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From this reading "Just some more exploring, that's all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
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From this reading At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.
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From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
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From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
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From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
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From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
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From this reading At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.
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From this reading "Just some more exploring, that's all.
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From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
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From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
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From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
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From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
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From this reading "Just some more exploring, that's all.
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From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
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From this reading "'Night, Mom."
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From this reading "Just some more exploring, that's all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.
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From this reading "'Night, Mom."
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From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
above and across; more than
From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
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From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
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From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
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From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
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From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
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From this reading "Just some more exploring, that's all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At breakfast the next morning Jon suddenly stopped eating.
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From this reading "Just some more exploring, that's all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
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From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
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From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
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From this reading And we'll be careful," Jon added hastily as he saw the familiar words forming on her lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, as we were coming down, did you notice a small river or creek just over there to the right?
