Chapter VI · How Patsy Made Good

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

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From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

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From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

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From this reading How did Cady figure in it, and what became of him?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

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From this reading How did Cady figure in it, and what became of him?

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

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From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading How was the robbery committed?

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading How did Cady figure in it, and what became of him?

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

to show or communicate a feeling or idea

From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading How did Cady figure in it, and what became of him?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading How did Cady figure in it, and what became of him?

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading How was the robbery committed?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

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From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How did Cady figure in it, and what became of him?

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading How was the robbery committed?

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From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

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From this reading He removed his coat, hat, and disguise, then lit a cigar and sat down to size up the circumstances and the evidence he had found in the express car.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading How did Cady figure in it, and what became of him?

at the time that

From this reading It was one o’clock when Chick Carter entered his room in the Shelby House.

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From this reading How had Nick been overcome, and why had he been carried away by the bandits, assuming that he had not been killed and thrown from the car?