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Chapter XXV
GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. "Fainted, by Jove!" So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid. The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating. He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.”
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From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
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From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
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From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
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From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
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From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
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From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Fainted, by Jove!"
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From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
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From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
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From this reading "Fainted, by Jove!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
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From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
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From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
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From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
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From this reading "Fainted, by Jove!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
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From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So spoke Pawnee Brown as he sprang forward to Mortimer Arbuckle's aid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He raised Mortimer Arbuckle up and opened his collar and took off his tie, that he might get some air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was as pale as the driven snow, and for the instant the great scout thought his very heart had stopped beating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOOD NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
