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Chapter III
SECRETS. The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer. But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving. In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng. "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “"Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.”
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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 In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
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From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
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From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
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From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
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From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
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From this reading "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
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From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
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From this reading "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
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From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
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From this reading "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
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From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
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From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
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From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
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From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
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From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
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From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
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From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
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From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading SECRETS.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
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From this reading "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
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From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
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From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
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From this reading In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng.
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From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The scouting crowd apparently did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer.
