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Chapter XVI
“I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in. “They don't. But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find. My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much. I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.”
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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 I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
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From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
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From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
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From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
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From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
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From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
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From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
two people or things considered together
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
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From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
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From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
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From this reading “They don't.
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From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
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From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
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From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
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From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
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From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
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From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
not any; not one
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They don't.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My orders were to take no notice so long as they circulated, but open slave-dealing in--the--Fork, was too much.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
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From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But my Chief was smoking 'em out of the North all that season, and they were bolting into French territory any road they could find.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I couldn't go myself, so I told a couple of our Makalali police and Imam Din to make talk with the gentleman one time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought you said slavers didn't come your way,” I put in.
