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Chapter XI
A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road. Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be. The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out. "Have you see anything of 'Lissie Lee?" he demanded immediately. "Miss Lee has just left me.
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later than; following
From this reading “A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Have you see anything of 'Lissie Lee?" he demanded immediately.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Miss Lee has just left me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you see anything of 'Lissie Lee?" he demanded immediately.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.”
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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 CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
later than; following
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
any thing at all
From this reading "Have you see anything of 'Lissie Lee?" he demanded immediately.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
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From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
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From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you see anything of 'Lissie Lee?" he demanded immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
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From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Miss Lee has just left me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you see anything of 'Lissie Lee?" he demanded immediately.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
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From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
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From this reading "Have you see anything of 'Lissie Lee?" he demanded immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
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From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Lee has just left me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you see anything of 'Lissie Lee?" he demanded immediately.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you see anything of 'Lissie Lee?" he demanded immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Miss Lee has just left me.
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From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Lee has just left me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
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From this reading The horseman proved to be the man Norris, or Boone, and in a thoroughly bad temper, as Jack soon found out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONVERSATION Not five minutes after Melissy had left the deputy sheriff, another rider galloped up the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
in or at the place that
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
which person or people
From this reading Jack, returning from his room, where he had left the box of gold locked up, waited on the porch to see who this might be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you see anything of 'Lissie Lee?" he demanded immediately.
