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Chapter IV
THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing. The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose. “Now you’ve got him! Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up. “Hold him tight!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.”
during the time that
From this reading “THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.”
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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 The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.
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From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.
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From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading “Now you’ve got him!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now you’ve got him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.
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From this reading “Hold him tight!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.
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From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading “Now you’ve got him!
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From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
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From this reading Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.
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From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading “Hold him tight!
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From this reading Now you’ve got him, Dan!” cried the storekeeper, as he hastily drew his leg up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy went quietly behind the bull, extended the stick, and, a moment later had caught the prong in the ring in the brute’s nose.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
during the time that
From this reading THE STRANGER AGAIN While the maddened animal had its attention fixed on Mr. Lee it did not observe what Dan was doing.
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From this reading “Now you’ve got him!
