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Chapter VII
AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist. As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground. In a moment Tregenna had seized him by the wrist and flung him down. All this time the lad had not uttered a single word.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All this time the lad had not uttered a single word.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All this time the lad had not uttered a single word.”
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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 In a moment Tregenna had seized him by the wrist and flung him down.
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From this reading All this time the lad had not uttered a single word.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UGLY CUSTOMER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a moment Tregenna had seized him by the wrist and flung him down.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading AN UGLY CUSTOMER.
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From this reading In a moment Tregenna had seized him by the wrist and flung him down.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading In a moment Tregenna had seized him by the wrist and flung him down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a moment Tregenna had seized him by the wrist and flung him down.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
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From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
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From this reading In a moment Tregenna had seized him by the wrist and flung him down.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All this time the lad had not uttered a single word.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading In a moment Tregenna had seized him by the wrist and flung him down.
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From this reading All this time the lad had not uttered a single word.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this time the lad had not uttered a single word.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this time the lad had not uttered a single word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
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From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
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From this reading AN UGLY CUSTOMER.
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From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All this time the lad had not uttered a single word.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
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From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the lad flew at him, therefore, the force with which he knocked up the pistol in the lieutenant’s hand caused him to slip on the slimy ground.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Luckily for Tregenna, the ground was wet and slippery with the mist.
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From this reading All this time the lad had not uttered a single word.
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From this reading In a moment Tregenna had seized him by the wrist and flung him down.
