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Chapter IX
Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first. "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning. But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean." "I reckon," Dryfoos answered, quietly, "you got your notion, though. I set that woman on to speak to you the way she done.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I reckon," Dryfoos answered, quietly, "you got your notion, though.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I set that woman on to speak to you the way she done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I set that woman on to speak to you the way she done.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"I reckon," Dryfoos answered, quietly, "you got your notion, though.”
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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 "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
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From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I reckon," Dryfoos answered, quietly, "you got your notion, though.
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From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
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From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
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From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I set that woman on to speak to you the way she done.
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From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
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From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
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From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
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From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
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From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
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From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
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From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
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From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
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From this reading "I reckon," Dryfoos answered, quietly, "you got your notion, though.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
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From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
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From this reading "I reckon," Dryfoos answered, quietly, "you got your notion, though.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon," Dryfoos answered, quietly, "you got your notion, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon," Dryfoos answered, quietly, "you got your notion, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I set that woman on to speak to you the way she done.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I set that woman on to speak to you the way she done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I set that woman on to speak to you the way she done.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I reckon," Dryfoos answered, quietly, "you got your notion, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I set that woman on to speak to you the way she done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
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From this reading I set that woman on to speak to you the way she done.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dryfoos suddenly pulled himself together from the dreary absence into which he fell at first.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
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From this reading I set that woman on to speak to you the way she done.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it embarrassed him a little, and he said, with a shy glance aside, "I don't know what you mean."
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From this reading "Young man," he began, "maybe I've come here on a fool's errand," and Beaton rather fancied that beginning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I reckon," Dryfoos answered, quietly, "you got your notion, though.
