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Chapter XXIII
UNWELCOME PASSENGERS. We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. They had counted out and divided their ill-gotten treasure. The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much. He had been a stumbling-block to them, and they were afraid of him.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been a stumbling-block to them, and they were afraid of him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had counted out and divided their ill-gotten treasure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.”
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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 He had been a stumbling-block to them, and they were afraid of him.
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From this reading He had been a stumbling-block to them, and they were afraid of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
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From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been a stumbling-block to them, and they were afraid of him.
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From this reading The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.
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From this reading They had counted out and divided their ill-gotten treasure.
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From this reading The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had counted out and divided their ill-gotten treasure.
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From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had counted out and divided their ill-gotten treasure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been a stumbling-block to them, and they were afraid of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been a stumbling-block to them, and they were afraid of him.
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From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
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From this reading They had counted out and divided their ill-gotten treasure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
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From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
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From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
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From this reading The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.
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From this reading They had counted out and divided their ill-gotten treasure.
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From this reading UNWELCOME PASSENGERS.
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From this reading He had been a stumbling-block to them, and they were afraid of him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.
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From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had counted out and divided their ill-gotten treasure.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had counted out and divided their ill-gotten treasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been a stumbling-block to them, and they were afraid of him.
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From this reading They had counted out and divided their ill-gotten treasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNWELCOME PASSENGERS.
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From this reading The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.
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From this reading The sudden appearance of Wade Brooks had disturbed them very much.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left Lon Trustleton and Matt Swikes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had been a stumbling-block to them, and they were afraid of him.
