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Chapter IX
THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed. He told Clare just what he had found. "What do you think?" she asked anxiously. "Isn't it clear? He saw us coming and took to the tree.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What do you think?" she asked anxiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He told Clare just what he had found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What do you think?" she asked anxiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He told Clare just what he had found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw us coming and took to the tree.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
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From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
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From this reading "Isn't it clear?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
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From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
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From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
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From this reading "Isn't it clear?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it clear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
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From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw us coming and took to the tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He told Clare just what he had found.
which person or people
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FOOT Stonor, returning to the shack, was hailed with joy as one who might have come back from Hades unscathed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think?" she asked anxiously.
