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Chapter XI
BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE. It was a desperate moment. Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first. Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened. Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.”
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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 It was a desperate moment.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
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From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
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From this reading BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.
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From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
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From this reading It was a desperate moment.
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From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
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From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
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From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
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From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
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From this reading BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
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From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
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From this reading BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
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From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a desperate moment.
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From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
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From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
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From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
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From this reading It was a desperate moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
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From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
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From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
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From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
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From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
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From this reading BULL HARRIS GETS INTO TROUBLE.
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From this reading Texas leaped up, his eyes blazing with fury.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a desperate moment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Texas had fallen just behind the door which the man had opened.
which person or people
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Things happened with such incredible swiftness that those who saw them could scarcely tell what came first.
