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Chapter XIII
As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room. This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill. Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony. The front door quietly opened and his brother appeared. He advanced with outstretched hands.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He advanced with outstretched hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.”
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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 As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
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From this reading He advanced with outstretched hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The front door quietly opened and his brother appeared.
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From this reading The front door quietly opened and his brother appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
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From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
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From this reading The front door quietly opened and his brother appeared.
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From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
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From this reading This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill.
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From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front door quietly opened and his brother appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front door quietly opened and his brother appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He advanced with outstretched hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
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From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
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From this reading This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front door quietly opened and his brother appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He advanced with outstretched hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front door quietly opened and his brother appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This confirmed his fears that the one he so loved was really ill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
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From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Benjy neared his ranch home he saw that a dim light was burning in his mother’s room.
in or at the place that
From this reading Urging his steed to a gallop, he was soon dismounting at the corral, where he left his pony.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He advanced with outstretched hands.
