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Chapter XII
"Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp. "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!" "I don't intend to fight you at all," said Bill. "I don't fight with fellows like you. And I don't intend to let you beat me up.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “"Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.”
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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 "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
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From this reading "I don't intend to fight you at all," said Bill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't intend to fight you at all," said Bill.
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From this reading And I don't intend to let you beat me up.
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From this reading "I don't intend to fight you at all," said Bill.
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From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't intend to fight you at all," said Bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't fight with fellows like you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't intend to fight you at all," said Bill.
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From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't intend to fight you at all," said Bill.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't fight with fellows like you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
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From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't intend to fight you at all," said Bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't intend to fight you at all," said Bill.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me up!" cried Frank, the veins standing out on his purple forehead as he struggled vainly under Bill's grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't fight with fellows like you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You Injun fighter you, give me a white man's chance and I'll fight you square!"
