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Chapter XV
THE HUNCHBACK’S QUICK WIT. Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room. He was there to meet Wild Bill when he entered. Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother. Isaacs, of course, was already on his way back to Hackamore.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Isaacs, of course, was already on his way back to Hackamore.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Isaacs, of course, was already on his way back to Hackamore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isaacs, of course, was already on his way back to Hackamore.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
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From this reading Isaacs, of course, was already on his way back to Hackamore.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
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From this reading He was there to meet Wild Bill when he entered.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isaacs, of course, was already on his way back to Hackamore.
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From this reading He was there to meet Wild Bill when he entered.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
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From this reading Isaacs, of course, was already on his way back to Hackamore.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was there to meet Wild Bill when he entered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
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From this reading THE HUNCHBACK’S QUICK WIT.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
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From this reading Isaacs, of course, was already on his way back to Hackamore.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
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From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
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From this reading He was there to meet Wild Bill when he entered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isaacs, of course, was already on his way back to Hackamore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
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From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
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From this reading THE HUNCHBACK’S QUICK WIT.
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From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
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From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
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From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
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From this reading Red Steve had been summoned from his post and into the living room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUNCHBACK’S QUICK WIT.
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From this reading He was there to meet Wild Bill when he entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was there to meet Wild Bill when he entered.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was there to meet Wild Bill when he entered.
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From this reading Isaacs, of course, was already on his way back to Hackamore.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
at the time that
From this reading He was there to meet Wild Bill when he entered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
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From this reading He was there to meet Wild Bill when he entered.
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From this reading THE HUNCHBACK’S QUICK WIT.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
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From this reading Lige Benner was also there, an exultant look on his face which proved he was well pleased with the treacherous work planned by his brother.
