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Chapter XIII
AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street. Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse. "What horse is this?" Terence asked. "It is a present to you from Sir John Cradock," Captain Nelson said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Terence asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is a present to you from Sir John Cradock," Captain Nelson said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.”
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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 Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terence asked.
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From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
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From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
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From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
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From this reading "It is a present to you from Sir John Cradock," Captain Nelson said.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
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From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
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From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
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From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What horse is this?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a present to you from Sir John Cradock," Captain Nelson said.
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From this reading "It is a present to you from Sir John Cradock," Captain Nelson said.
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From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
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From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
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From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is a present to you from Sir John Cradock," Captain Nelson said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is a present to you from Sir John Cradock," Captain Nelson said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is a present to you from Sir John Cradock," Captain Nelson said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What horse is this?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is a present to you from Sir John Cradock," Captain Nelson said.
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From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What horse is this?"
at the time that
From this reading AN AWKWARD POSITION When Captain Nelson and Terence went out, just as the morning was breaking, they found the two troopers waiting in the street.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Each held a spare horse; the one was that upon which Terence had ridden from Coimbra, the other was a fine English horse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is a present to you from Sir John Cradock," Captain Nelson said.
