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Chapter V
“It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!” Randy exclaimed happily. Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy. It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors. The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.”
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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 It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
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From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
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From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
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From this reading Randy exclaimed happily.
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From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
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From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
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From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
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From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
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From this reading Randy exclaimed happily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
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From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
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From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
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From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
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From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
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From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
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From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
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From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
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From this reading Randy exclaimed happily.
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From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
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From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
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From this reading Ted kept his fingers crossed for Randy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
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From this reading The unhappy moment he had dreaded for so long might now be at hand.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It’ll be just like our going along with them to the place!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be a terrible shock to him if his father were not one of the survivors.
