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Chapter XIX
A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding. He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street. Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs. While he was eating breakfast he talked. "No luck yet, honey.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.”
during the time that
From this reading “While he was eating breakfast he talked.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"No luck yet, honey.”
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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 PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading While he was eating breakfast he talked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
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From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading While he was eating breakfast he talked.
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From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
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From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
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From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
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From this reading "No luck yet, honey.
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From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
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From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading "No luck yet, honey.
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From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
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From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
not any; not one
From this reading "No luck yet, honey.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
above and across; more than
From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
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From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
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From this reading While he was eating breakfast he talked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
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From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While he was eating breakfast he talked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
during the time that
From this reading While he was eating breakfast he talked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
but in spite of that
From this reading "No luck yet, honey.
