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Chapter XXIV
Looking back, he could understand everything easily. The horse was the main objective of Pollard. He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay. But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre. And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Looking back, he could understand everything easily.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Looking back, he could understand everything easily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Looking back, he could understand everything easily.”
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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 And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
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From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.
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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.
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From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.
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From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
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From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
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From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
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From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
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From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.
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From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.
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From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
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From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
above and across; more than
From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
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From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.
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From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.
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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
