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Chapter XXII
Sunday was not a busy day in Lobo Wells. Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock. As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife: “I think you lost yore pocket-book last night. I picked one up near yore stall this mornin’.
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later than; following
From this reading “Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think you lost yore pocket-book last night.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I picked one up near yore stall this mornin’.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think you lost yore pocket-book last night.”
during the time that
From this reading “Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.”
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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 Sunday was not a busy day in Lobo Wells.
later than; following
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
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From this reading Sunday was not a busy day in Lobo Wells.
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From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
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From this reading Sunday was not a busy day in Lobo Wells.
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From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
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From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
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From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think you lost yore pocket-book last night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sunday was not a busy day in Lobo Wells.
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From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think you lost yore pocket-book last night.
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From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
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From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
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From this reading Sunday was not a busy day in Lobo Wells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think you lost yore pocket-book last night.
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From this reading I picked one up near yore stall this mornin’.
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From this reading I picked one up near yore stall this mornin’.
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From this reading “I think you lost yore pocket-book last night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sunday was not a busy day in Lobo Wells.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I picked one up near yore stall this mornin’.
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From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
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From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
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From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
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From this reading I picked one up near yore stall this mornin’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think you lost yore pocket-book last night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sunday was not a busy day in Lobo Wells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think you lost yore pocket-book last night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I picked one up near yore stall this mornin’.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
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From this reading I picked one up near yore stall this mornin’.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunday was not a busy day in Lobo Wells.
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From this reading Sunday was not a busy day in Lobo Wells.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
in or at the place that
From this reading As he led a pair of horses past the stall where Hashknife kept his gray he said to Hashknife:
during the time that
From this reading Hashknife and Sleepy were at the livery stable, taking care of their own horses, while the stable-keeper was looking after the rest of the stock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think you lost yore pocket-book last night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think you lost yore pocket-book last night.
