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Chapter XIX
INDIAN’S FIGHT FOR LIFE. The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description. They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door. An enemy had done it! They were lost!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An enemy had done it!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “INDIAN’S FIGHT FOR LIFE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.”
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From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An enemy had done it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
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From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
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From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
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From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
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From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An enemy had done it!
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From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
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From this reading An enemy had done it!
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From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
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From this reading INDIAN’S FIGHT FOR LIFE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading INDIAN’S FIGHT FOR LIFE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
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From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
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From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
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From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
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From this reading INDIAN’S FIGHT FOR LIFE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An enemy had done it!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INDIAN’S FIGHT FOR LIFE.
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From this reading They were lost!
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From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
not any; not one
From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
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From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
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From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
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From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
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From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
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From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They heard their comrade’s scream, and that told them that no accident had caused the shutting of the door.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were lost!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The feeling of horror which overwhelmed the helpless prisoners at that awful moment exceeds the possibility of description.
