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Chapter X
“I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said. “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.” Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits. He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly. “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.”
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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 was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
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From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
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From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
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From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
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From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
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From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
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From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
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From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
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From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
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From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
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From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
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From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
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From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
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From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
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From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
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From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
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From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
