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Chapter VIII
UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men. I recall that something struck me and I fell. Turber was holding Nanette. I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off. Then I was struck again and everything went black.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I was struck again and everything went black.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Then I was struck again and everything went black.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.”
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I recall that something struck me and I fell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I recall that something struck me and I fell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I was struck again and everything went black.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading Then I was struck again and everything went black.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
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From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Then I was struck again and everything went black.
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From this reading I recall that something struck me and I fell.
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From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading Turber was holding Nanette.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
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From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I recall that something struck me and I fell.
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From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading Turber was holding Nanette.
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From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
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From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading I recall that something struck me and I fell.
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I recall that something struck me and I fell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I recall that something struck me and I fell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
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From this reading Then I was struck again and everything went black.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
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From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Turber was holding Nanette.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I caught him by the legs as I went down, but he kicked me off.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
at the time that
From this reading UNFATHOMABLE SCOUNDREL I must go back now to that time at dawn in Central Park, when we were set upon by Turber and his men.
