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Chapter XXVI
Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville. It was the same train from which Armstrong and Robert Dorns alighted. Windsor's business in Evansville was slight but highly important. One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man. He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.”
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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 Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!
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From this reading It was the same train from which Armstrong and Robert Dorns alighted.
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From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
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From this reading It was the same train from which Armstrong and Robert Dorns alighted.
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From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
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From this reading Windsor's business in Evansville was slight but highly important.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Windsor's business in Evansville was slight but highly important.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
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From this reading It was the same train from which Armstrong and Robert Dorns alighted.
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From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
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From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
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From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
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From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the same train from which Armstrong and Robert Dorns alighted.
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From this reading He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!
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From this reading Windsor's business in Evansville was slight but highly important.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
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From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
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From this reading Windsor's business in Evansville was slight but highly important.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Windsor's business in Evansville was slight but highly important.
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From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the same train from which Armstrong and Robert Dorns alighted.
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From this reading He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!
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From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!
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From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
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From this reading He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!
not any; not one
From this reading He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the same train from which Armstrong and Robert Dorns alighted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Windsor's business in Evansville was slight but highly important.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He possessed a long, hard jaw; no mistake about that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the same train from which Armstrong and Robert Dorns alighted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the same train from which Armstrong and Robert Dorns alighted.
which person or people
From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Windsor's business in Evansville was slight but highly important.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom Windsor reached Indianapolis on Sunday, spent a few hours with his family, and the same evening boarded a train for Evansville.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One who knew the reputation of Tom Windsor, would have visualized an altogether different type of man.
