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"That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist. Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand. "Stop squealing! Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun. Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"”
looking closely or carefully
From this reading “"That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.”
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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 Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
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From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
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From this reading Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
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From this reading "That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
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From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
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From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.
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From this reading "That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.
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From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
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From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.
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From this reading "That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
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From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
above and across; more than
From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
looking closely or carefully
From this reading "That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
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From this reading "Stop squealing!
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From this reading "Stop squealing!
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From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
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From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
in or at the place that
From this reading Now you get right over there by the fence where I'm pointing and we'll consider matters a little!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Bad enough for you to fool me with that whistle without pulling a gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing that it was not Hoky but a stranger with a pistol, he sprang forward and wrenched the gun from Archie's hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That you, Hoky?" he called sharply, peering through the mist.
