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Chapter VIII
LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard. The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension. The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable. When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion. His hunting costume was not unlike that of a bandit.
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very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading “The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.”
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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 The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
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From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
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From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
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From this reading His hunting costume was not unlike that of a bandit.
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From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
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From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
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From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
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From this reading The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.
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From this reading His hunting costume was not unlike that of a bandit.
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From this reading The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.
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From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
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From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
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From this reading The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.
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From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.
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From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
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From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
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From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hunting costume was not unlike that of a bandit.
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From this reading His hunting costume was not unlike that of a bandit.
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From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
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From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
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From this reading The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.
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From this reading The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His hunting costume was not unlike that of a bandit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
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From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
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From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
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From this reading The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.
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From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
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From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His hunting costume was not unlike that of a bandit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The evil reputation of these men and their desperate character made them formidable.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
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From this reading His hunting costume was not unlike that of a bandit.
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From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LUKE JOINS THE FRIENDS At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
at the time that
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
