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Chapter V
"Couldn't sleep. This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies. A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell. Lord! we're a long way off from folks! Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.
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the deep, rough sound made by a raven, crow, or frog
From this reading “A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lord! we're a long way off from folks!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.”
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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 brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.
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From this reading Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading "Couldn't sleep.
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From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
the deep, rough sound made by a raven, crow, or frog
From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading Lord! we're a long way off from folks!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lord! we're a long way off from folks!
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
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From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord! we're a long way off from folks!
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From this reading Lord! we're a long way off from folks!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
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From this reading Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading Lord! we're a long way off from folks!
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From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
above and across; more than
From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
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From this reading "Couldn't sleep.
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From this reading Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.
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From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.
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From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
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From this reading Fancy Charley and Nahnya taking these trips by themselves.
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From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A brute of a bird flew in circles over the tent half the night, uttering a single croaking note like a cracked funeral bell.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
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From this reading Lord! we're a long way off from folks!
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From this reading Lord! we're a long way off from folks!
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From this reading This violent, ugly river, and the ghastly burned-over country, and other things gave me the willies.
