A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
“What? Are you really hurt? Did the ball strike your finger?” “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought! I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
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From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you really hurt?
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From this reading Did the ball strike your finger?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
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From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
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From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
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From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the ball strike your finger?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did the ball strike your finger?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you really hurt?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
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From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course it did,” angrily; “and it’ll be the dearest bullet you ever bought!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you really hurt?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did the ball strike your finger?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did the ball strike your finger?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?
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From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you, I’m sick of having city chaps tearing through our woods, and scaring the deer and things, and if they keep it up much longer, the whole population’ll be shot off.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you really hurt?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did the ball strike your finger?”
