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Chapter XIV
SOME FUN WITH THE YEARLINGS. The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave. But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance. Texas clutched his fists suggestively. Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.”
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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 Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
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From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
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From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
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From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
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From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
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From this reading Texas clutched his fists suggestively.
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From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
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From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
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From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
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From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
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From this reading Texas clutched his fists suggestively.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
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From this reading SOME FUN WITH THE YEARLINGS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Texas clutched his fists suggestively.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
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From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
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From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
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From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
not any; not one
From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
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From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
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From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
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From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
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From this reading SOME FUN WITH THE YEARLINGS.
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From this reading Texas clutched his fists suggestively.
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From this reading Texas clutched his fists suggestively.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reader of course knows that no cadets had been near the cave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME FUN WITH THE YEARLINGS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that the Seven did not know; they thought that “the enemy” had left by that entrance.
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From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Texas had been looking forward to a fight and some fun, and he was considerably aggravated at having been thus cheated of his prey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SOME FUN WITH THE YEARLINGS.
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From this reading SOME FUN WITH THE YEARLINGS.
