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A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed. "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow." "A widow?" Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod. "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."”
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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 A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
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From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
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From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
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From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
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From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
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From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
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From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
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From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
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From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
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From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
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From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
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From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
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From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
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From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
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From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
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From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
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From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
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From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
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From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
