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Chapter XVIII
A MOMENT OF DEADLY PERIL. You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern. The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place. Why the very sight of that yawning, black hole made them shiver! Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.”
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.”
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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 MOMENT OF DEADLY PERIL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.
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From this reading Why the very sight of that yawning, black hole made them shiver!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
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From this reading A MOMENT OF DEADLY PERIL.
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From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
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From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
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From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
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From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
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From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
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From this reading The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
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From this reading Why the very sight of that yawning, black hole made them shiver!
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From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
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From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
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From this reading Why the very sight of that yawning, black hole made them shiver!
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From this reading A MOMENT OF DEADLY PERIL.
not any; not one
From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MOMENT OF DEADLY PERIL.
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From this reading The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.
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From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
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From this reading A MOMENT OF DEADLY PERIL.
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From this reading The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.
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From this reading The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.
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From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
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From this reading The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
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From this reading Why the very sight of that yawning, black hole made them shiver!
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From this reading Why the very sight of that yawning, black hole made them shiver!
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From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
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From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
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From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Why the very sight of that yawning, black hole made them shiver!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indian was so overcome that he had to sit down and fan himself; at the same time he raised his “stroke” to forty-two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.
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From this reading Why the very sight of that yawning, black hole made them shiver!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
at the time that
From this reading The plebes only began to realize it when they got to the place.
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From this reading Why the very sight of that yawning, black hole made them shiver!
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From this reading Why the very sight of that yawning, black hole made them shiver!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can have no idea what a forbidding task it was――entering that cavern.
