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Chapter XXVII
A STRANGE DISCOVERY. The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left. They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs. It was Mark who broke the silence at last. “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?””
later than; following
From this reading “The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was Mark who broke the silence at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.”
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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 STRANGE DISCOVERY.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
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From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
later than; following
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
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From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
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From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
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From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
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From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
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From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
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From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
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From this reading A STRANGE DISCOVERY.
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From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
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From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
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From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
above and across; more than
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
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From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
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From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
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From this reading A STRANGE DISCOVERY.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
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From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
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From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all of them thinking over the strange turn of affairs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
which person or people
From this reading It was Mark who broke the silence at last.
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From this reading “I wonder what can have happened,” he said, “to cause Bull to turn about so suddenly?”
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From this reading The Banded Seven walked on through the woods in silence after their disagreeable enemy had left.
