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Chapter VIII
The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers. "Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know! One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times. But I can chuck stones with the best of 'em. That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know!”
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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 The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
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From this reading "Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know!
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From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
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From this reading But I can chuck stones with the best of 'em.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I can chuck stones with the best of 'em.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
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From this reading "Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know!
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From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
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From this reading But I can chuck stones with the best of 'em.
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From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
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From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
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From this reading That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.
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From this reading But I can chuck stones with the best of 'em.
to think that something will happen
From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
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From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.
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From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
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From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I can chuck stones with the best of 'em.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.
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From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
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From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
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From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
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From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
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From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
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From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
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From this reading That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.
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From this reading One in a glen is about as much as you can expect to meet in these hard times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Chieftain chuckled, bent down to gather a handful of stones, and raised a red smiling face to hers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know!
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From this reading "Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know!
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I can chuck stones with the best of 'em.
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From this reading That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, well, we can't all be geniuses, you know!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That one was a good dozen yards beyond your last throw.
