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SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal. “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.” “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.” “Look! Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.””
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look!”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.””
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading ““I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.””
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
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From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
not any; not one
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
not one, and not any
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shep is half asleep, stretched there in the middle of the broken fence, thinking to himself that none of the cows will even try to pass him!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAL SCRUGS DEFIES SHEP “Anyhow I am going to try it,” determined Sal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I can but fail, and it will give the rest of you stay-at-homes something to bet on--whether I win or the dog.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, if you come home with bleeding ankles and half your tail pulled out, don’t say no one warned you not to go.”
