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Chapter XII
Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart. Here they came! His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish! They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth. Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here they came!”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.”
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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 His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
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From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
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From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
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From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
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From this reading Here they came!
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From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
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From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
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From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
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From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
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From this reading Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
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From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
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From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
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From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
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From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they came!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
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From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
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From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
a period of time or extent
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
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From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
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From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
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From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
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From this reading Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
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From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
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From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
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From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
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From this reading Beside him in the cart, George Pulcher mumbled:
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From this reading His mare leading--all riding hard--a genuine finish!
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From this reading They passed--The Shirker beaten a clear length, with the Parrot at his girth.
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From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they came!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once more, in the cart, with his glasses sweeping the bright mist, ‘Jimmy’ had that pit-patting in his heart.
