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Chapter IX
WHO FIRED THE GUN? "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain. "Very likely he's only shamming." But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall. The breath was knocked out of him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.”
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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 But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
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From this reading The breath was knocked out of him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
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From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
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From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
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From this reading WHO FIRED THE GUN?
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading WHO FIRED THE GUN?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
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From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
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From this reading The breath was knocked out of him.
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From this reading "Very likely he's only shamming."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
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From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The breath was knocked out of him.
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Very likely he's only shamming."
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading The breath was knocked out of him.
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From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Very likely he's only shamming."
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From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But is needed only a look at Dick's pale face to show that he had had a hard fall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO FIRED THE GUN?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Pick him up, and see if he's hurt," ordered Dutton though he did not take the trouble to get off his horse to ascertain.
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From this reading "Very likely he's only shamming."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The breath was knocked out of him.
which person or people
From this reading WHO FIRED THE GUN?
