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Chapter IV
DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester. His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop. When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3. "Didn't I tell you?" Ted Carter cried jubilantly.
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From this reading “Ted Carter cried jubilantly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Didn't I tell you?"”
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From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
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From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
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From this reading Ted Carter cried jubilantly.
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From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
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From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading Ted Carter cried jubilantly.
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From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
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From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
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From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Didn't I tell you?"
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From this reading Ted Carter cried jubilantly.
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From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
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From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
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From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
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From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
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From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
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From this reading DANGER MOUNTAIN Next day Don pitched his second game for Chester.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading Ted Carter cried jubilantly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
at the time that
From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His pulse was steady, his control was good, and the Springfield batters seemed unable to do much with his drop.
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From this reading When the score-keeper marked the last play and closed his book, Chester had won 5 runs to 3.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't I tell you?"
