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The pistol shots were almost simultaneous. A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back. She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same. Neither of the adversaries was hit. Who were these two gentlemen?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who were these two gentlemen?”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither of the adversaries was hit.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Who were these two gentlemen?”
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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 A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
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From this reading Neither of the adversaries was hit.
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From this reading She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.
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From this reading The pistol shots were almost simultaneous.
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From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
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From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
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From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
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From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.
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From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who were these two gentlemen?
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From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
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From this reading Neither of the adversaries was hit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of the adversaries was hit.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
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From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
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From this reading The pistol shots were almost simultaneous.
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.
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From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.
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From this reading The pistol shots were almost simultaneous.
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From this reading The pistol shots were almost simultaneous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pistol shots were almost simultaneous.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Who were these two gentlemen?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.
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From this reading Who were these two gentlemen?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither of the adversaries was hit.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pistol shots were almost simultaneous.
which person or people
From this reading Who were these two gentlemen?
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.
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From this reading A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back.
