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Chapter XII
Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down. "No, my father is all right," he said. "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard. In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for. He is worried about me, and writes for me to come on home."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is worried about me, and writes for me to come on home."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, my father is all right," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.”
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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 Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
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From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
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From this reading "No, my father is all right," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
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From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
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From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is worried about me, and writes for me to come on home."
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From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
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From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
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From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
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From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
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From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
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From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
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From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
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From this reading "No, my father is all right," he said.
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From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
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From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
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From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
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From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
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From this reading He is worried about me, and writes for me to come on home."
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From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, my father is all right," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
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From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is worried about me, and writes for me to come on home."
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From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, my father is all right," he said.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, my father is all right," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
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From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, my father is all right," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, my father is all right," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
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From this reading Langdon flushed and stared defiantly across the table into the fixed eyes of his cousin for a moment, and then he looked down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He’s found out about the horse, but he didn’t take it so very hard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In fact, he went to Darley and bought him back for only a slight advance on what I sold him for.
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From this reading He is worried about me, and writes for me to come on home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is worried about me, and writes for me to come on home."
