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Chapter XXV
THE PRESIDENT IN TROUBLE. I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton. I had seen the stout stranger pitch him down the bank. The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require. Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
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later than; following
From this reading “The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.”
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later than; following
From this reading The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.
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From this reading I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton.
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From this reading The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.
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From this reading I had seen the stout stranger pitch him down the bank.
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From this reading I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton.
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From this reading The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.
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From this reading I had seen the stout stranger pitch him down the bank.
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From this reading Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
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From this reading Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
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From this reading The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had seen the stout stranger pitch him down the bank.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
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From this reading Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRESIDENT IN TROUBLE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
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From this reading Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton.
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From this reading I had seen the stout stranger pitch him down the bank.
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From this reading Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
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From this reading THE PRESIDENT IN TROUBLE.
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From this reading The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.
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From this reading The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.
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From this reading The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.
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From this reading I had seen the stout stranger pitch him down the bank.
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From this reading I had seen the stout stranger pitch him down the bank.
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From this reading I had seen the stout stranger pitch him down the bank.
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From this reading Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRESIDENT IN TROUBLE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton.
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From this reading I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton.
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From this reading I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton.
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From this reading THE PRESIDENT IN TROUBLE.
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From this reading I had not waited to ascertain the condition of Tommy Toppleton.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The gentlemanly conductor had rushed down after him, to render whatever assistance he might require.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
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From this reading Lewis Holgate had left the engine to sympathize with his powerful young friend.
