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Chapter XXI
LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep. Glen Leigh held the ticket. He smiled wickedly. He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's. So this was the man who had supplanted him.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.”
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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 had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
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From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
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From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
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From this reading Glen Leigh held the ticket.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled wickedly.
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From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading Glen Leigh held the ticket.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So this was the man who had supplanted him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading Glen Leigh held the ticket.
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From this reading So this was the man who had supplanted him.
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From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
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From this reading He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
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From this reading He smiled wickedly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this was the man who had supplanted him.
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From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading So this was the man who had supplanted him.
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From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So this was the man who had supplanted him.
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From this reading Glen Leigh held the ticket.
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From this reading He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading He had found out that Glen had been a welcome visitor at Mrs. Prevost's.
which person or people
From this reading LAME Craig Bellshaw soon heard who was the drawer of Barellan in the great Melbourne Cup Sweep.
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From this reading He smiled wickedly.
