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Chapter II
"What's the trouble, Carl?" "O! Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes. "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen. "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “"Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
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From this reading "What's the trouble, Carl?"
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
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From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
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From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
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From this reading "O!
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From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
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From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
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From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the trouble, Carl?"
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From this reading "What's the trouble, Carl?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
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From this reading "What's the trouble, Carl?"
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From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
