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Chapter V
The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words. "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them. "Look for yourselves." The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior. Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look for yourselves."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “"Look for yourselves."”
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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 horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
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From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
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From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.
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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
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From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Look for yourselves."
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From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.
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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look for yourselves."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.
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From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
belonging to which person
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "Look for yourselves."
