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Chapter II
The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth. Reasons why will be given later. My parents traveling in Africa at this time. The elder Baron’s remarkable ascent of the Mountains of the Moon. Miraculous escape from the impenetrable fog.
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Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Reasons why will be given later.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The elder Baron’s remarkable ascent of the Mountains of the Moon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My parents traveling in Africa at this time.”
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From this reading My parents traveling in Africa at this time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.
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From this reading The elder Baron’s remarkable ascent of the Mountains of the Moon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My parents traveling in Africa at this time.
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From this reading The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.
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From this reading The elder Baron’s remarkable ascent of the Mountains of the Moon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Reasons why will be given later.
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From this reading The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.
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From this reading Miraculous escape from the impenetrable fog.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.
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From this reading Miraculous escape from the impenetrable fog.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miraculous escape from the impenetrable fog.
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From this reading Reasons why will be given later.
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From this reading Miraculous escape from the impenetrable fog.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My parents traveling in Africa at this time.
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From this reading Reasons why will be given later.
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From this reading The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.
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From this reading Miraculous escape from the impenetrable fog.
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From this reading The elder Baron’s remarkable ascent of the Mountains of the Moon.
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From this reading The elder Baron’s remarkable ascent of the Mountains of the Moon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.
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From this reading My parents traveling in Africa at this time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Reasons why will be given later.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The elder Baron’s remarkable ascent of the Mountains of the Moon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My parents traveling in Africa at this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My parents traveling in Africa at this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.
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From this reading My parents traveling in Africa at this time.
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From this reading The elder Baron uncertain as to the exact locality of my birth.
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From this reading Reasons why will be given later.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Reasons why will be given later.
