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Chapter VII
HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb. The girl in the buggy was as pale as a ghost. Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero. He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly. Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.”
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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 HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
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From this reading Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
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From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
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From this reading Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
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From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
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From this reading The girl in the buggy was as pale as a ghost.
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From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
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From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
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From this reading Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
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From this reading Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
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From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
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From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
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From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl in the buggy was as pale as a ghost.
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From this reading The girl in the buggy was as pale as a ghost.
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From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
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From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
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From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
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From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
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From this reading Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
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From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Alice was crying that Benny had knocked her down, and Mrs. Bentley came running from the house.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl in the buggy was as pale as a ghost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had fallen to the ground as the gate swung to, and had struck his head so that his temple was bleeding slightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two or three men came running up, and Benny suddenly found himself a hero.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl in the buggy was as pale as a ghost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HIS FATHER’S PLAN Just as Benny closed the gate with a slam the runaway horse reached it and stopped short, trembling in every limb.
