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Chapter IV
One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building. He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps. He took off his straw hat and mopped his red face. Then he glared at the door of Judge Regis's office. "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took off his straw hat and mopped his red face.”
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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 He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
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From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took off his straw hat and mopped his red face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he glared at the door of Judge Regis's office.
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From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
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From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
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From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
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From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
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From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
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From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
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From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
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From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
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From this reading Then he glared at the door of Judge Regis's office.
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From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
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From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
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From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
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From this reading He took off his straw hat and mopped his red face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
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From this reading Then he glared at the door of Judge Regis's office.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
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From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
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From this reading He took off his straw hat and mopped his red face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
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From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
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From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
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From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
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From this reading Then he glared at the door of Judge Regis's office.
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From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
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From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took off his straw hat and mopped his red face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
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From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
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From this reading He took off his straw hat and mopped his red face.
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From this reading Then he glared at the door of Judge Regis's office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took off his straw hat and mopped his red face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he glared at the door of Judge Regis's office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took off his straw hat and mopped his red face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
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From this reading Then he glared at the door of Judge Regis's office.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took off his straw hat and mopped his red face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One very hot morning early in July Mike Prim came up the staircase of the National Bank Building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood for a moment in the hall, breathing heavily from the exertion of bearing his great weight up the steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the long-legged old devil's horse who's put the women up to all this damnation!" he growled as he entered his own office and closed the door.
