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THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW. “Black-hearted scoundrel!” said a voice, not far off. “Black-hearted scoundrel! I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill. Cunning as he was I have outwitted him.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Cunning as he was I have outwitted him.”
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading ““Black-hearted scoundrel!” said a voice, not far off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.”
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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 “Black-hearted scoundrel!” said a voice, not far off.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cunning as he was I have outwitted him.
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From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
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From this reading “Black-hearted scoundrel!” said a voice, not far off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
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From this reading Cunning as he was I have outwitted him.
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From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
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From this reading “Black-hearted scoundrel!” said a voice, not far off.
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From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cunning as he was I have outwitted him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cunning as he was I have outwitted him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
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From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
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From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
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From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
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From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
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From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Black-hearted scoundrel!” said a voice, not far off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
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From this reading “Black-hearted scoundrel!” said a voice, not far off.
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From this reading Cunning as he was I have outwitted him.
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From this reading “Black-hearted scoundrel!” said a voice, not far off.
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “Black-hearted scoundrel!” said a voice, not far off.
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From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MURDER OF FARMER BERTRAM—THE LEGLESS BODY—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE SKELETON CREW.
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From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
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From this reading “Black-hearted scoundrel!” said a voice, not far off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cunning as he was I have outwitted him.
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From this reading I knew by the wicked twinkle of his eye that he meant me ill.
