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Chapter XX
THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?" It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail. "I don't know about that," returned Dave. "But if he gets the horses back it will be something." "I should say yes!" cried the senator's son.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I don't know about that," returned Dave.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I should say yes!" cried the senator's son.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know about that," returned Dave.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know about that," returned Dave.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"But if he gets the horses back it will be something."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"”
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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 It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't know about that," returned Dave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
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From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But if he gets the horses back it will be something."
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From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But if he gets the horses back it will be something."
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From this reading THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"
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From this reading THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should say yes!" cried the senator's son.
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From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
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From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"
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From this reading "I don't know about that," returned Dave.
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From this reading THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"
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From this reading "But if he gets the horses back it will be something."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
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From this reading THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"
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From this reading "But if he gets the horses back it will be something."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know about that," returned Dave.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if he gets the horses back it will be something."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know about that," returned Dave.
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From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
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From this reading THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
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From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
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From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't know about that," returned Dave.
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From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
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From this reading "I should say yes!" cried the senator's son.
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From this reading "I should say yes!" cried the senator's son.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should say yes!" cried the senator's son.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "But if he gets the horses back it will be something."
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From this reading "I should say yes!" cried the senator's son.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"
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From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
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From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
which person or people
From this reading It was Phil who asked the question, as he and Dave and Roger watched the old miner disappear around a bend of the back trail.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But if he gets the horses back it will be something."
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From this reading "I should say yes!" cried the senator's son.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE NEWSPAPER CLEW "Do you think he'll catch that fellow?"
