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Chapter X
ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach. "Dat were a close call, sah." "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers. I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy. "Swindlers?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.”
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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 ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
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From this reading "Dat were a close call, sah."
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From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
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From this reading "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.
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From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
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From this reading "Dat were a close call, sah."
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From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
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From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
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From this reading "Dat were a close call, sah."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
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From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.
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From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
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From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
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From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.
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From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
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From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
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From this reading "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROY GAINS A FRIEND "Come neah gettin' left, sah!" exclaimed the colored porter of Roy's car, as our hero, followed by Mortimer De Royster, entered the coach.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I'd shown them how we handle such chaps out on the ranch!" exclaimed Roy.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Dat were a close call, sah."
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From this reading "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.
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From this reading "Yes, but I wish I had had a chance to round-up those swindlers.
